Facts & Figures

• 1 In 2 women will experience sexual assault at least once after the age of 15

• Sexual assault is the only violent crime in Canada that is not declining

• Gender inequality is the root cause and driver of sexual assault and gender-based violence

• Sexual assault leaves survivors with a lifetime of scars and impacts every aspect of their lives

• On any given night, thousands of women and their children sleep in shelters because it is not safe to be at home

• In Canada, 1 woman is killed every 6 days by her intimate partner

• Indigenous women are killed at 6 times the rate of non-indigenous women

Women served at SWC

(April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020)

SMART Van

6,119

Councelling Clients

1,230

Community Based Victim Services

2,336

Domestic Violence Unit (Highest Risk Files)

96

Resource Centre

951

Drop-In Clients

2,490

Crisis Callers

721

 TOTAL

13,943 

The Changing Nature of Victim Services

2008 risk assessment model introduced at SWC