4.3
Perpetrators of abuse and neglect
Partners (51%) and other family members (49%) were most commonly reported as perpetrators of
mistreatment (Table 4.1)
. Relatively little mistreatment was carried out by others (care workers 13%,
close friends 5%).
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Perpetrator type varied with type of mistreatment. Neglect was mainly by partners (70%) and other
family members (58%). Similarly, partners (57%) and other family members (37%) were the main
perpetrators of interpersonal abuse.
A different pattern was observed for financial abuse where the main perpetrators were other family
members (54%) and care workers (31%), compared with only 13% for partners.
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