Statistics on Elder Abuse Cases
Based on the information collected by the Central Information System on Elder Abuse Cases, the statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases for the period from January to December 2020 are as follows:
Statistics of Type of Elder Abuse Cases
Type of Abuse |
No. of Cases |
Physical abuse |
331 |
Psychological abuse |
49 |
Neglect |
0 |
Financial abuse |
46 |
Abandonment |
0 |
Sexual abuse |
10 |
Others |
0 |
Multiple abuse |
33 |
Total |
469 |
Statistics of Type of Abuse by Victim's Sex
Type of Abuse |
Male |
Female |
Total |
No. of Victims |
% |
No. of
Victims
|
% |
No. of Victims |
% |
Physical Abuse |
143 |
74.5% |
188 |
67.9% |
331 |
70.6% |
Psychological Abuse |
22 |
11.5% |
27 |
9.7% |
49 |
10.4% |
Neglect |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
Financial Abuse |
14 |
7.3% |
32 |
11.6% |
46 |
9.8% |
Abandonment |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
Sexual Abuse |
1 |
0.5% |
9 |
3.2% |
10 |
2.1% |
Others |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
Multiple Abuse |
12 |
6.3% |
21 |
7.6% |
33 |
7.0% |
Total |
192 |
100.0% |
277 |
100.0% |
469 |
100.0% |
Statistics of Relationship between Victim and Abuser
Relationship with Victim |
No. of Abusers |
% |
Son |
58 |
12.4% |
Daughter |
12 |
2.6% |
Son-in-law |
5 |
1.1% |
Daughter-in-law |
8 |
1.7% |
Spouse |
290 |
61.8% |
Grandchildren |
3 |
0.6% |
Relative |
22 |
4.7% |
Friend / Neighbour |
20 |
4.3% |
Un-related person living with the victim |
5 |
1.1% |
Domestic helper |
37 |
7.9% |
Agency staff providing service to victim |
4 |
0.9% |
Others |
5 |
1.1% |
Total |
469 |
100.0% |
Statistics of Victim's Residential District
Residential District |
No. of Victims |
% |
Central / Western |
13 |
2.8% |
Eastern |
45 |
9.6% |
Southern |
10 |
2.1% |
Wanchai |
6 |
1.3% |
Kowloon City |
14 |
3.0% |
Kwun Tong |
47 |
10.0% |
Sham Shui Po |
22 |
4.7% |
Wong Tai Sin |
32 |
6.8% |
Yau Tsim Mong |
12 |
2.6% |
Islands |
4 |
0.9% |
Kwai Tsing |
70 |
14.9% |
North |
22 |
4.7% |
Sai Kung |
21 |
4.5% |
Sha Tin |
33 |
7.0% |
Tai Po |
29 |
6.2% |
Tsuen Wan |
8 |
1.7% |
Tuen Mun |
34 |
7.2% |
Yuen Long |
46 |
9.8% |
Unknown |
1 |
0.2% |
Total |
469 |
100.0% |
Based on the information collected by the Central Information System on Elder Abuse Cases, the statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases from 2005 to 2020 can be downloaded here :
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2005)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2006)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2007)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2008)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2009)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2010)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2011)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2012)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2013)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2014)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2015)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2016)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2017)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2018)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2019)
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Statistics on newly reported elder abuse cases (January to December 2020)
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