General Social Survey, Cycle 18, 2004 [Canada]: Victimization, Main File

The General Social Survey (GSS) program gathers data on social subjects in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time and to provide immediate information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.Cycle 18 of the GSS is the fourth cycle dedicated to the topic of victimization; previous cycles were carried out in 1988, 1993, and 1999. Content from Cycle 13 on senior abuse and public perception of alternatives to imprisonment was not repeated.

New topics of interest were added including stalking, use of restraining orders and social disorder. Other subjects common to all four cycles include perceptions of crime, police and courts; crime prevention precautions; and accident and crime incident reports.