57 25TH ANNUAL CRIME PREVENTION GUIDE Sexual Violence •Province-wide in 2013, 85 incidents of policereported sexual assault (levels 1, 2, and 3) were substantiated by police to be Criminal Code offences. In 2012, 74 police-reported incidents were substantiated to be Criminal Code offences. As noted in the section above on national and regional statistics, the number of sexual assaults reported to police is likely an undercount of the actual number of sexual assaults that occur. According to the 2009 General Social Survey 88% of sexual assaults are not reported to police. (Source: Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2012; 2013, Criminal Victimization in Canada, 2009 ) •Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014, 73 cases were referred to Victim Services for sexual assault matters; 64% of cases involved persons 1218 years of age. 93% of cases were females and 7% were males. The number of referrals varies from year to year. Between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013, 71 cases were referred to Victim Services for sexual assault matters, in 2011-2012, 93 cases were referred, in 2010/2011 there were 64 referrals and in 2009/2010 there were 85. (Source: Prince Edward Island Victim Services) •Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014 The PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre received 69 new requests for service: 64% of requests for service were from adults who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse and 17% were from survivors of sexual assaults that occurred within the previous six months. A total of 117 clients received services during the fiscal year. The number of requests for service varies from year to year. Between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013 the Centre received 47 new requests for service; 62% of requests for service were from adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and 15% were from survivors of sexual assaults that occurred within the previous six months. A total of 131 clients received services during the fiscal year. Between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012 the Centre received 72 new requests for service; 75% of requests for service were from adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. 86% of adults requesting services were female and 14% were male. A total of 129 clients received services during the fiscal year. (Source: PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre) • In 2014 a total of 16 sexual assaults were reported to the Summerside Police Department. Of these, 6 occured between persons with a family/domestic relationship. (Source: Summerside Police Department) Adult Protection The PEI Adult Protection Program provides assistance or protection intervention to vulnerable adults who are unable to protect themselves from abuse and neglect. The PEI statistics provided here pertain to vulnerable adults and, therefore, cannot be compared to national statistics on violence against seniors. •Between January 1 and December 31, 2014 Prince Edward Island Adult Protection Services investigated 190 cases; 45% for self neglect, 17% for caregiver neglect, 17% for financial abuse, 14% for verbal/emotional abuse, 6% for physical abuse, and 1% for sexual abuse. 66% of the cases involved adults age 65 years and older and 16% of cases involved adults 85 years or older. The vast majority of perpetrators will all known and trusted. 69% of perpetrators were family 14% were staff in community care facilities, private nursing homes or hospitals and13% were friends, neighbors or paid caregivers. Investigations for abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults was up 38% from the previous year. Mandatory reporting for all those working with vulnerable adults was implemented in February 2014, and the Island population is aging so this may account for some of the increase in referrals this fiscal year. •Between January 1 and December 31, 2013 Adult Protection Services investigated 138 cases: 51% for self neglect, 11% for emotional/verbal abuse, 14% for financial abuse, 17% for caregiver neglect, 3% for physical abuse, and 4% for sexual abuse. 68% of cases involved adults age 65 years and older, and 24% of cases involved adults age 85 and older. 70% of reported abusers were family PEI STATISTICS ...continued
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