“农村留守老人”是在人口老龄化和工业化的双重夹击下所产生的一个新的弱势群体。笔者认为造成农村留守老人的安全问题的成因主要是子女赡养的缺失及监护不力;社区因素;政府职能履行滞后等。在此基础上,笔者尝试性地提出针对性意见,如加强家庭监护力度;完善社区支持;政府积极履行职能等。 “Rural Left-behind Elderly People” is a new vulnerable group born under the dual attack of population aging and industrialization. The author believes that the causes of the safety problems of left-behind elderly people in rural areas are mainly the lack of support for their children and lack of guardianship; the community factor; and the lag in the performance of government functions. On this basis, the author tentatively put forward targeted opinions, such as strengthening the family guardianship; improve community support; the government actively perform functions.