Arizona: Elder Abuse Data and Statistics

• A majority of the victims are female and 75 years old
  and older
• Suffer from physical and/or mental impairments
• Victim generally knows the abuser

Arizona Statistics

- More than 75% of Arizona’s Adult Protection Services involves exploitation or financial abuse.

- About 20.24% of cases received involve abuse, which includes physical and emotional or psychological

- Under 20% involve neglect, which means that a caregiver or staff member of a long-term care facility such as a nursing home or assisted living center, failed to provide adequate levels of daily necessities such as food and water.

Note: Cases of alleged abuse likely involve more than one type of abuse. Statistics shown account for all reported incidences.

Arizona Elder Abuse Statistics

According to EADaily.com estimates, Maricopa County has nearly 66,587 cases of elder abuse (reported and unreported) every year. This accounts for 54% of all cases of abuse in Arizona. Pima, has approximately 21,000 cases of abuse annually, followed by Yavapai County.

EADaily.com also estimates that Phoenix has over 13,500 elder abuse cases ever year, with a majority of those cases going unreported.

The following reveals Arizona elder abuse statistics for each county in the state. Elder population by county uses 2007 census estimates for individuals 60 years and older.

A multiplier of .11045575 was used to estimate cases of elder abuse. The multiplier was derived by taking the 5,000,000 estimated cases of elder abuse in the U.S., both reported and unreported, divided by the number of individuals 60 years of age and older by the U.S. census.

Arizona Counties

Elderly Population*

Cases of Elder Abuse**