Section 3: Police-reported family violence in Canada: Statistics Canada, 2017

In 2017, there were 11,380 senior victims (aged 65 to 89 years) of police-reported violence in Canada. Of this number, one-third (33%) were victimized by a family member such as a child, spouse, sibling or other family member.

Select the link below to review this Statistical profile of family violence against seniors. Note that just under two-thirds (63%) of senior victims of family violence had physical force used against them, there may be unreported non-physical elder abuse carried out by family members and others.

Link: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2018001/article/54978/03-eng.htm