More than 8,000 cases of concern involving vulnerable adults were reported in the Bournemputh, Christchurch and Poole area last year.
After investigation the risk was either removed, or reduced, in the majority of cases.
However, in seven per cent of cases the risk was still said to remain, after investigation, according to a new report.
In total, the Dorset Safeguarding Adults Board was involved with more than 13,000 cases of concern involving vulnerable adults in 2023.
Women are nearly twice as likely to be the subject of concerns compared to men with a bigger risk for women over the age of 75.