California has the most reported cases of Adult Financial Abuse. With an estimated 4.1 million people who are 65 and older in 2009, it is the most popular retirement destination in the US. By 2020, that age group is expected to grow to over 9 million people. Due to the high numbers of adult financial abuse in California, the state passed the Financial Elder Abuse Reporting Act of 2005 (FEAR). Learn more about that act here!