DATA RELEASE
Police-reported family and partner violence rates reached new highs in 2025
Published by BriefDash · · Toronto
Statistics Canada counted 147,030 victims of police-reported family violence and 133,256 victims of intimate partner violence in 2025. The rates for both categories were the highest since the comparable series began in 2009. The figures come from police records and reflect incidents that came to the attention of police.
Why it matters
The release gives Canada a national measure of reported cases alongside surveys that ask people directly about their experiences.
Source dated November 10, 2026 · Statistics Canada ↗
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Trends in police-reported family violence and intimate partner violence in Canada, 2025, November 10, 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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