According to Statistics Canada, Police-reported data shows that the rates of violent crime against young women and girls were highest in Northern Saskatchewan in 2017 at nearly 14 thousand per 100 thousand populations. Manitoba was next at about nine thousand. These rates were five to six times higher than in their respective southern regions. Northern areas of Saskatchewan and Manitoba also had higher violent crime rates than the Territories for female and male victims of all ages. And who is committing these crimes? According to the police data, violent crimes against young females were most often perpetrated by an intimate partner, a casual acquaintance, or a family member. Girls younger than 12 were most commonly victimized by a family member while women aged 18 to 24 were most commonly victimized by an intimate partner. Young female victims most often experienced sexual violence while adult victims most often experiences physical violence.