In 2024, for example, there were 7,622 police-reported senior victims of family violence. In Ontario, nearly half, or 47%, were femicide victims, and most of those were over the age of 55. They were killed by a family member, and often the accused was their son. It is escalating. Different review committees have commented, like the Ryan inquest, for example, and there are recommendations within those inquests on how to deal with it.
