This latter type of stalking increased substantially from 2004, when it had been reported by 6% of victims.
Most often, victims said the stalking took the form of threats or intimidation against someone else they knew (reported by 39% of victims), repeated, obscene or silent phone calls (31%), and unwanted emails, texts or social media messages (28%). While most stalkers were male, the proportion that were female increased between 20 (15% to 19%). Over a similar period of time, police‑reported criminal harassment also decreased (-19%).Īccording to the 2014 General Social Survey, almost half of stalking victims were between 15 and 34 years of age (48%), and most victims were women (62%). Declines were recorded among both women and men. Self‑reported data indicate that the prevalence of stalking decreased by one‑third between 20, from 9% to 6% of Canadians. This represented about 8% of women and 5% of men aged 15 and older. Defined as repeated and unwanted attention that causes the victim to fear for their personal safety or for the safety of someone they know, stalking was experienced by almost 2 million Canadians in the five years preceding the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS) on Canadians’ Safety (Victimization).
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