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. 2021 Dec 14;11(12):e055625. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055625

Table 3.

State-wise prevalence (%) of elder abuse, crime victimhood and unsafe neighbourhood among older adults (60+ years) in India, LASI wave 1, 2017–2018

State/UT Elder abuse* Crime victimisation Unsafe neighbourhood
% % %
Jammu & Kashmir 1.97 0.96 62.49
Himachal Pradesh 1.06 0.87 2.95
Punjab 2.14 0.90 2.29
Chandigarh 5.55 1.34 7.86
Uttarakhand 2.51 0.94 7.15
Haryana 3.47 0.56 5.76
Delhi 3.48 3.33 9.26
Rajasthan 3.28 0.89 4.87
Uttar Pradesh 6.47 1.96 12.67
Bihar 11.65 1.03 5.05
Arunachal Pradesh 4.22 3.26 8.93
Nagaland 0.22 0.00 0.06
Manipur 1.87 0.28 10.01
Mizoram 0.19 0.55 4.10
Tripura 1.65 0.57 0.67
Meghalaya 0.74 0.47 30.48
Assam 2.91 0.99 9.59
West Bengal 7.62 2.03 10.22
Jharkhand 5.63 1.07 14.94
Odisha 2.86 0.75 45.99
Chhattisgarh 5.54 1.04 11.38
Madhya Pradesh 5.13 3.65 7.57
Gujarat 3.04 0.50 6.63
Daman & Diu 3.39 0.60 2.22
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 3.16 1.28 10.04
Maharashtra 3.96 0.73 20.99
Andhra Pradesh 2.12 0.83 21.00
Karnataka 8.78 1.74 33.69
Goa 1.54 0.5 27.79
Lakshadweep 0.00 0.14 0.78
Kerala 3.48 1.40 15.92
Tamil Nadu 2.49 0.40 2.54
Puducherry 1.73 0.73 1.99
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1.51 2.27 18.60
Telangana 2.24 0.66 21.85
India 5.22 1.32 14.30

*Experienced elder abuse during the last 1 year period.

LASI, Longitudinal Ageing Study in India; UT, union territory.