Nonfatal Assaults and Homicides Among Adults Aged ≥60 Years — United States, 2002–2016

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Logan, J. E. ; Haileyesus, Tadesse ; Ertl, Allison ; Rostad, Whitney L. ; Herbst, Jeffrey H.
• Description:
  Since interpersonal violence was recognized as a public health problem in the 1970s, much attention has focused on preventing violence among young persons and intimate partners (1). Violence directed against older adults (≥60 years) has received less attention, despite the faster growth of this population than that of younger groups (2). Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) and the National Vital Statistics System (U.S.) (NVSS), CDC analyzed rates of nonfatal assaults and homicides against older adults during 2002-2016. Across the 15-year period, the nonfatal assault rate increased 75.4% (from 77.7 to 136.3 per 100,000) among men, and from 2007 to 2016, increased 35.4% (from 43.8 to 59.3) among women. From 2010 to 2016, the homicide rate increased among men by 7.1%, and a 19.3% increase was observed from 2013 to 2016 among men aged 60-69 years. Growth in both the older adult population and the rates of violence against this group, especially among men, suggests an important need for violence Prevention strategies (3). Focusing Prevention efforts for this population will require improved understanding of magnitude and Trends in violence against older adults.
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Female Full Report Homicide Humans Male Middle Aged Physical Abuse Wounds And Injuries
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 68(13):297-302
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6813a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  30946734
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6611471
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  13
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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