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     • The rate of police-reported family violence against seniors increased substantially in recent years, reaching 94 victims per 100,000 population in 2023—the highest rate since comparable data became available in 2009.
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   What is the rate of family violence against seniors?

   • During this time, the rate of family violence against seniors increased 18% for women and 23% for men. Between 2009 and 2019, the rate increased 19% overall while the rate of non-family violence against seniors increased 31%. Data table for Chart 4.1 Table summary This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 4.1.

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   Are women overrepresented in family violence against seniors?

   • Similar to family violence in general, women were overrepresented as victims of family violence against seniors (58%). The rate of police-reported family violence against seniors was 8% higher in 2019 compared with the previous year, while the rate of non-family violence against seniors increased 13% (Chart 4.1).

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   What is the most common type of family violence against seniors?

   • The most common type of family violence perpetrated against seniors was physical assault Note (accounting for 72% of victims, a rate of 52 per 100,000 population) followed by other offences involving violence or the threat of violence (19). Note This pattern was similar for women and men.

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   Is police-reported family violence against seniors rising?

   • The rate of police-reported family violence against seniors was 8% higher in 2019 compared with the previous year, while the rate of non-family violence against seniors increased 13% (Chart 4.1). Note For family violence against seniors, this marked the fourth consecutive annual increase, up 20% from 2015.

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   What percentage of seniors are victims of violence?

   • Just over one-quarter (27%) of senior victims of violence were victimized by someone aged 65 years or older. Of these police-reported incidents, nearly 6 in 10 (58%) persons accused of violence against seniors had charges laid or recommended against them.

   Violence Against Seniors and Their Perceptions of Safety in Canada

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   Who is most likely to be a victim of family violence?

   • One-third (32%) of senior victims were victimized by a family member, which represented 4,518 victims. Family violence against seniors that came to the attention of police was most often perpetrated by their child (34%) followed by a spouse (26%) and a sibling (12%), and this pattern was the same for female and male seniors.

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   Jul 7, 2022 · According to the GSS on Victimization, there were about 128,000 senior victims of violence—including physical assault, sexual assault and robbery—in Canada in 2019, a rate of 20 victims for every 1,000 Canadians aged 65 and older (Table 1).

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   During this time, the rate of family violence against seniors increased 18% for women and 23% for men. Between 2009 and 2019, the rate increased 19% overall while the rate of non-family violence against seniors increased 31%. Data table for Chart 4.1. .

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   Oct 24, 2024 · The rate of police-reported family violence against seniors increased substantially in recent years, reaching 94 victims per 100,000 population in 2023—the highest rate since comparable data became available in 2009. The rate was higher for women (99 victims per 100,000 population) than for men (87).

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   At the same time, however, they remain at risk of experiencing violence at the hands of family members, intimate partners, friends, caregivers and others (Miszkurka et al. 2016). Among seniors, a greater proportion (54%) are women in large part due to women living longer, on average, than men.

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   Mar 2, 2021 · In most provinces and territories in 2019, the rate of family violence against seniors increased from the previous year. Provincially, the rated decreased by 7% in Alberta while it remained relatively stable in Ontario (-0.2%).

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   Department of Justice Canada. This report addresses the issue of elder abuse in Canada and internationally, including the prevalence of abuse, perpetrator and victim characteristics, crimes posing the greatest threat to seniors and gaps in research.

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    Jul 25, 2022 · From 2010 to 2020, the rate of police-reported violence against seniors increased 22%, with the largest increase observed among senior men (+25%). Seniors aged 65 years and older comprise almost one-fifth of all Canadians and their proportion of the population continues to grow as baby boomers (i.e., people born between 1946 and 1965) age.