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Most family violence against seniors is committed by the seniors' children or spouses, 2007

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Most family violence against seniors is committed by the seniors' children or spouses, 2007
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Extended family includes aunts, uncles, cousins, sisters or brothers-in-law, etc.
Note(s):  Data are not nationally representative. The Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey collected data from 153 police services representing approximately 94% of the population of Canada in 2007. Hamilton Police Service is excluded from the analysis due to data quality of the relationship variable. Excludes incidents where the victim's sex, age and/or relationship of the accused to the victim was unknown.
Source(s):  Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.