Violent statistics

A StatsCan study says both men and women are victims of family violence.

Eight per cent of women and seven per cent of men experienced at least one incident of spousal violence between 1994 and 1999.

But the nature of violence was more severe for women.

According to StatsCan, women in violent unions were twice as likely to report having being beaten than men. Women were five times more likely to be medically treated or hospitalized because of the violence.