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Statistics
Too Ashamed Or Too Scared To Speak Up, Tens Of Thousands Of 50-Plus Victims Of Family Violence Suffer In Silence
The headline of an article in the January / February 2006 issue of AARP magazine illustrates the impact of domestic violence on the ever increasing “60 plus” population. Elder abuse, one type of family violence, is an all-inclusive term characterizing all types of mistreatment or abusive behavior toward older adults, including physical, sexual, psychological/emotional, or financial abuse.
- 90% of abusers of the elderly are family members
- Elder abuse is sometimes family violence growing old, for example
- The victim has been living in an abusive situation for years
- Elder abuse is sometimes late-onset family violence, for example:
- Abuse perpetrated just because the elderly family member has
become more dependent, frail and vulnerable
- Abuse because the family member is retaliating for the years
of abuse suffered at the hands of the now elderly abuser)
2005 Elder Abuse Statistics
Submitted by Adult Protective Services: Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull Dept. of Job & Family Services |
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Columbiana
DJFS |
Mahoning
DJFS |
Trumbull
DJFS |
| Calls – reports investigated by APS |
396 |
525 |
460 |
| Validated cases of abuse, neglect and/or financial exploitation |
236 |
420 |
286 |
| Incidents of abuse, neglect and/or financial exploitation (not including self-neglect) perpetrated by a family member (spouse, adult son/daughter, grandchild, other relative |
144 |
290 |
140 |
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2004 Domestic Violence Report
Annual report compiled from data submitted by Ohio law enforcement agencies
Website: Ohio Attorney General: www.ag.state.oh.us
Source: Ohio Attorney General’s Office, 2005
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Columbiana County |
Mahoning County |
Trumbull County |
| Incidents resulting in arrests for violation of Ohio domestic violence statues |
230 |
390 |
794 |
| Incidents resulting in arrests for violation of other statues or ordinances |
26 |
17 |
20 |
| Incidents not resulting in arrest |
128 |
824 |
467 |
86,790 total incidents reported by Ohio law enforcement agencies in 2004
| Victim relationship to offender |
| Wife |
16,673 |
| Husband |
5,352 |
| Parent |
9,149 |
| Non-spouse with child |
10,226 |
| Child |
6,169 |
| Other family member |
7,865 |
| Former spouse |
2,088 |
| Live-in partner |
13,738 |
| Other |
15,530 |
Total number of adults sheltered in Ohio domestic violence shelters in 2004: 5,1333
Total number of children sheltered in Ohio domestic violence shelters in 2004: 4,863
Source: Attorney General of Ohio
Website: Ohio Domestic Violence Network: www.odvn.org
Corporate Costs of Partner Abuse
Health related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking and homicide by intimate partners exceed $5.8 billion each year.
Of this total…nearly $4.1 billion are for direct medical and mental health care services.
Productivity losses account for nearly $1.8 billion.
Victims of intimate partner abuse lose a total of nearly 8.0 million days of paid work — the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs.
Source: Costs of Intimate Partner Abuse Against Women in the United State
US Centers for Disease Control, April 28, 2003
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