Research - Facts on Stalking & Criminal Harassment

• More than 1 in 10 women (15 years of age and over) have been victims of stalking in Canada.
• Obscene phone calls is the most frequently reported form of stalking for female victims.
• Most stalking victims know their stalker.
• Over one third of stalking victims reported stalking to police.
• 1 in 10 stalking victims sought out a protective order against the stalker - of which almost one half were violated.