| There are nearly 6 million cases of elder abuse every year. That’s approximately one case every five seconds. Unfortunately, many of these cases will go unreported. According to EADaily.com’s projections, California continues to be the state with the greatest number of elder abuse cases in the U.S., with 36% more than that of Florida, a state with second greatest number of elder abuse cases.
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U.S. Elder Abuse Statistics
- Every five seconds, an elderly person is abused.
- California accounts for 10.6% of all elder abuse cases in the U.S.
- Alaska has the fewest number of cases in the U.S. at approximately 8,900 cases per year.
- Just five states account for over 1/3 of all elder abuse cases in the U.S.
- California, Florida, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania have the most cases of elder abuse annually.
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| State / Region |
Elderly Population* |
Cases of Elder Abuse** |
| Arizona |
1,176,503 |
129,952 |
| Alabama |
888,870 |
98,181 |
| Alaska |
80,613 |
8,904 |
| Arkansas |
561,850 |
62,060 |
| California |
5,728,021 |
632,693 |
| Colorado |
748,420 |
82,667 |
| Connecticut |
663,606 |
73,299 |
| Delaware |
169,763 |
18,751 |
| District of Columbia |
98,977 |
10,933 |
| Florida |
4,200,667 |
463,988 |
| Hawaii |
258,934 |
28,601 |
| Georgia |
1,433,316 |
158,318 |
| Idaho |
257,172 |
28,406 |
| Illinois |
2,176,100 |
240,363 |
| Indiana |
1,128,187 |
124,615 |
| Iowa |
596,110 |
65,844 |
| Kansas |
501,329 |
55,375 |
| Kentucky |
791,961 |
87,477 |
| Louisiana |
757,486 |
83,669 |
| Maine |
279,707 |
30,895 |
| Maryland |
964,119 |
106,492 |
| Massachusetts |
1,207,231 |
133,346 |
| Michigan |
1,822,024 |
201,253 |
| Minnesota |
902,284 |
99,662 |
| Mississippi |
516,129 |
57,009 |
| Missouri |
1,110,339 |
122,643 |
| Montana |
192,524 |
21,265 |
| Nebraska |
325,406 |
35,943 |
| Nevada |
432,112 |
47,729 |
| New Hampshire |
243,936 |
26,944 |
| New Jersey |
1,591,554 |
175,796 |
| New Mexico |
360,142 |
39,780 |
| New York |
3,597,839 |
397,402 |
| North Carolina |
1,623,389 |
179,313 |
| North Dakota |
125,521 |
13,865 |
| Ohio |
2,158,611 |
238,431 |
| Oklahoma |
677,530 |
74,837 |
| Oregon |
715,847 |
79,069 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,576,689 |
284,610 |
| Rhode Island |
202,028 |
22,315 |
| South Carolina |
849,263 |
93,806 |
| South Dakota |
157,050 |
17,347 |
| Tennessee |
1,155,990 |
127,686 |
| Texas |
3,515,525 |
388,310 |
| Utah |
344,758 |
38,081 |
| Vermont |
124,102 |
13,708 |
| Virginia |
1,337,055 |
147,685 |
| Washington |
1,127,229 |
124,509 |
| West Virginia |
393,061 |
43,416 |
| Wisconsin |
1,031,904 |
113,980 |
| Wyoming |
93,669 |
10,346 |
| Grand Total |
53,972,452 |
5 5,961,568 |
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| * Elderly defined as 60 years of age and older. |
| ** Estimated # of reported and unreported cases of elder abuse. |
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