Texas Adult Protective Services (APS) estimates that one out of every 10 older adults (65+) in Bexar County are abused, neglected or exploited every year.

Speakers from the San Antonio Police Department and the Department of Human Services discussed elder abuse Tuesday morning during the Public Safety Committee meeting at City Hall.

In Bexar County, elder abuse reports received by APS have increased by 41% in the last 10 years, said Melody Woosley, director of the Department of Human Services.

Woosley also said that last year Bexar County had the highest rate of APS investigations per 1,000 adults when compared to Texas’ other largest counties.

“It’s difficult because, like domestic abuse, a lot of it happens within the family and people they know,” SAPD Chief William McManus said.

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