Abuse Research Desk
If you are concerned about violence or mistreatment at home, in a care setting, or within a close family relationship, this section compiles the strongest primary-source data on how common these harms are, who is most at risk, and what patterns tend to precede or conceal them.
This section is here to help you understand the patterns, warning signs, and common questions tied to this issue.
We lean on original reporting and well-known reference sources so the material is useful, not vague.
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Articles in this section.
These articles are here to help you understand the facts, the patterns, and where legal issues may affect your next step.
- Statistics Canada
- WHO
- Department of Justice Canada
- NCOA
- CDC
- Abuse
Senior Financial Exploitation Statistics in Canada [2026]
Senior financial exploitation statistics for Canada: 2.6% of seniors (244,176) reported abuse, per Into the Light 2015. See POA misuse & perpetrator data.
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Restraining Order & Peace Bond Statistics Canada [2026]
Restraining order and peace bond statistics for Canada: issuance rates, who obtains them, breach rates under s.810/811, and provincial enforcement gaps.
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Stalking Statistics Canada [2026]
Stalking statistics Canada at a glance. Statistics Canada recorded 30,201 criminal harassment incidents in 2023. See gender, age, and cyberstalking breakdowns.
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Domestic Homicide Statistics Canada [2026]
Domestic homicide in Canada. StatsCan: 187 family, 100 intimate partner homicides in 2024. See rates, gender splits, provinces, and 15-year trends.
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Domestic Abuse Statistics Canada [2026]
Canada recorded 128,175 IPV victims in 2024. Provincial rates, gender splits, Indigenous risk, and the 80% under-reporting gap from Statistics Canada.
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Domestic Abuse Statistics Toronto [2026]
Toronto recorded 18,122 IPV incidents in 2024. City-level hotspots, demographics, homicide data, and provincial comparisons from TPS and Statistics Canada.
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Elder Abuse Statistics [2026]
Elder abuse statistics at a glance. WHO: 1 in 6 older adults (15.7%) experience abuse annually. See type, perpetrator, and country comparisons.
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- Start here 8 publications
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