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Vast majority of victims don’t report intimate partner violence to police, study says

On Dec. 11, 2025, the Institut de la statistique du Québec released an analysis finding most victims of intimate partner violence in Quebec do not report incidents to police, including 74 per cent of women and 83 per cent of men.
The institute found victims contact police more often for physical or sexual violence than psychological violence or coercion, and people over the age of 29 report more than younger people.
In the 2021-2022 survey of Quebec adults, 40 per cent of adult Quebec women who have been in a relationship experienced intimate partner violence, based on responses from more than 13,500 women.
Researchers compared survey responses with police-report data published annually by the Quebec government, finding 26 per cent of men reported experiencing intimate partner violence, revealing a reporting gap.
Survey scope and locale underscore province-level implications as the 2021-2022 survey also questioned 10,900 men and was datelined Montreal for Quebec government police data.

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