WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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In 2007, 12.7 percent of violent crimes and 14.7
percent of property crimes were committed against victims who were at work or
on duty at the time, amounting to 621,450 violent crimes and more than 2.5
million property victimizations.
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Of the 621,450 violent crimes committed in the
workplace in 2007, 492,790 were simple assaults, 97,830 were aggravated
assaults, 23,270 were robberies, and 7,550 were rapes or sexual
assaults.
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In 2008, 517 workplace homicides occurred in the
United
States-a decline of 18 percent from
2007-accounting for 10 percent of all workplace fatalities.
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Of the 517 workplace
homicides in 2008, 413, or 80 percent, involved a firearm.
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Homicide is the
third-leading cause of fatal occupational injury.
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Nearly 80 percent of
workplace homicides are committed by criminals otherwise unconnected to the
workplace.
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Three percent of all
murders committed in the workplace were committed by the victim's intimate
partner (husband, wife, or boyfriend).
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Men are the majority of
victims of nonfatal workplace violence for all crimes except rape or sexual
assault.
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Women are victims of 80
percent of rapes or sexual assaults in the workplace.
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Twelve percent of
workplace violence victims sustain injuries. More than half of these victims are
not treated or do not receive medical care.
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Of the occupations measured, law enforcement officers
are at greatest risk of being victims of workplace violence. Other occupations at risk are private
security workers, correctional officers, bartenders, and taxicab
drivers.
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In 2008, homicide
accounted for 26 percent of all workplace deaths among female workers.
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Female workers are also at risk for nonfatal violence.
In 2003, women were victims in 61 percent of workplace assaults.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics, "Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, 2008,"
(Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, 2009), 7, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf (accessed
September 8, 2009).
Anne B. Hoskins,
"Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities among Women," Monthly Labor Review (October 2005): 35,
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/10/art4full.pdf
(accessed September 9, 2009).
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