Table 2.
Victim characteristics and activities at time of offence.
| Variable | N | M | SD | % | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of victims | 130 | ||||
| Age of victim (years) | 83 | 34.11 | 23.127 | ||
| Sex of victim | 130 | ||||
| Male | 30 | 39 | |||
| Female | 70 | 91 | |||
| Race of victim | 94 | ||||
| White | 81.9 | 77 | |||
| Non-white | 10.6 | 10 | |||
| Indigenous | 7.4 | 7 | |||
| Occupation of victim | 74 | ||||
| Not of working age | 36.5 | 27 | |||
| Employed | 51.4 | 38 | |||
| Unemployed | 1.4 | 1 | |||
| Routine activities | |||||
| Abuses alcohol | 80 | 15.9 | 13 | ||
| Abuses drugs | 80 | 12 | 13.6 | ||
| Has no fixed address | 99 | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| Engages in prostitution | 103 | 10.5 | 12 | ||
| Victim health conditions | 112 | ||||
| Physical impairment | 1.6 | 2 | |||
| Mental impairment | 2.3 | 3 | |||
| Victim activity at time of offence | 109 | ||||
| Domestic activities | 15.6 | 17 | |||
| Sleeping | 12.8 | 14 | |||
| Babysitting | 0 | 0 | |||
| Playing | 0.9 | 1 | |||
| Dining | 0 | 0 | |||
| Shopping | 0.9 | 1 | |||
| Traveling to or from somewhere | 7.3 | 8 | |||
| Parking or being in a parking lot | 4.6 | 5 | |||
| Sports/recreational activity | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hitchhiking | 2.8 | 3 | |||
| Socialising in a bar | 2.8 | 3 | |||
| Visiting with friends/relatives | 14.7 | 16 | |||
| On a date | 13.8 | 15 | |||
| Partying | 11.9 | 13 | |||
| Working | 12.8 | 14 | |||
| Working as a prostitute | 12.8 | 14 | |||
| Relationship to offender | 109 | ||||
| Victim and offender were strangers | 37.6 | 41 | |||
| Victim and offender were acquaintances | 30.3 | 33 | |||
| Victim and offender were family members | 10.1 | 11 | |||
| Victim and offender were in an intimate relationship | 22 | 24 |