Victoria Police (Vic Police) is encouraging the community to recognise the signs of elder abuse and report them quickly as the number of cases of elder abuse jumped significantly.
Vic Police said that based on the figures from the Crime Statistics Agency, the number of elder abuse victims over the age of 65 has jumped by more than 40 percent in the last five years, and in the 12 months to March this year, the state police had received a total of 5,739 reports.
