This statistic shows the total number of senior victims of family violence in Canada in 2019, distinguished by type of offence. In 2019, total 4.5 thousand persons aged 65 and over were the victims of family violence in Canada. Around 3.3 thousand seniors were physically assaulted by family members in Canada in the same year.
Number of senior victims of family violence in Canada in 2019, by type of offence
Characteristic
Number of victims
Physical assualt
3,260
Other offences involving violence or the threat of violence
1,187
Sexual assualt
37
Homicide, other violations causing death and attempted murder
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile 2019, page 49, 2019. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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