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. 2022 Aug 20;22:689. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03385-w

Table 2.

Caller, victim, and perpetrator characteristics

Time 1 (795 calls) Time 2 (550 calls)
Number Percent Number Percent
Caller characteristics
 Self Report 183 23.02% 155 28.18%
 Other Report 515 64.78% 362 65.82%
 Unspecified 96 12.08% 33 6.00%
Victim Sex
 Male 171 21.51% 149 27.09%
 Female 359 45.16% 263 47.82%
 Unspecified 264 33.21% 138 25.09%
Perpetrator Sexa
 Male 121 15.22% 108 19.64%
 Female 161 20.25% 116 21.09%
 Unspecified 487 61.26% 312 56.73%
Number of Perpetrators
 One 370 46.54% 266 48.36%
 More than one 91 11.45% 64 11.64%
 Company or facility 152 19.12% 98 17.82%
 Unable to determine 182 22.89% 122 22.18%
Relationship to Perpetratorb
 Family 270 33.96% 203 36.91%
 Non-family, caretaker (medical) 138 17.36% 90 16.36%
 Non-family, caretaker/guardian (non-medical) 14 1.76% 11 2.00%
 Known, non-family, non-caretaker 140 17.61% 90 16.36%
 Unknown (i.e., stranger) 60 7.55% 30 5.45%
 Not reported 175 22.01% 118 21.45%
 Caretaker relationship, unknown type 6 0.75% 8 1.45%

Note: Time 1 represents calls made between March 16, 2018 to March 15, 2019. Time 2 represents calls made between March 16, 2020, to March 15, 2021

aSum of percentages may exceed 100% due to the fact that some calls alleged more than one perpetrator

bSum of percentages may exceed 100% due to the fact that some calls alleged more than one relationship