Family Violence Against Seniors in Canada Reaches Record High: StatCan

Family Violence Against Seniors in Canada Reaches Record High: StatCan
Senior citizens make their way down a street in Peterborough, Ont., in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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Incidents of family violence against Canadian seniors has hit a record high, according to data from Statistics Canada.

A recently released StatCan report found that the number of seniors mistreated by a family member has risen by 49 percent since 2018. The national statistical agency analyzed police-reported incidents of family violence and intimate partner violence nationwide in 2024 for the study.