Offender Profile and Recidivism among Domestic Violence Offenders in Ontario
Table 10: Seriousness Index and Most Serious Reconviction by Court Type, 2001
Seriousness Index
| |
Domestic Violence Courts N (column %) |
Other Ontario Courts N (column %) |
Total N (column %) |
| Serious Violence |
13 (8%) |
15 (9%) |
28 (9%) |
| Violence |
52 (33%) |
71 (44%) |
123 (39%) |
| Threat of Violence |
12 (8%) |
10 (6%) |
22 (7%) |
| No Violence |
80 (51%) |
64 (40%) |
144 (45%) |
| Total |
157 (100%) |
160 (100%) |
317 (100%) |
Most Serious Reconviction*
| |
Domestic Violence Courts N (column %) |
Other Ontario Courts N (column %) |
Total N (column %) |
| Spousal Violence |
21 (13%) |
31 (19%) |
52 (16%) |
| Other Violent |
56 (36%) |
65 (41%) |
121 (38%) |
| Administrative Offences |
67 (43%) |
44 (28%) |
111 (35%) |
| Property Offences |
7 (5%) |
5 (3%) |
12 (4%) |
| Other Criminal Code Offences |
5 (3%) |
11 (7%) |
16 (5%) |
| Drugs and Other Federal Statutes |
1 (1%) |
4 (3%) |
5 (2%) |
| Total |
157 (100%) |
160 (100%) |
317 (100%) |
- Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- = p<.05; **=p<.01; ***=p<.001
