Workplace violence
Workplace Violence, 1993-2009
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HOMICIDE AND NONFATAL VIOLENT CRIMES IN THE WORKPLACE DECLINED
Law enforcement officers, security guards and bartenders had highest rates of workplace violence
WASHINGTON – More than 572,000 nonfatal violent crimes—rape, robbery, or assault—occurred against persons age 16 or older...
Workplace Violence Against Government Employees, 1994-2011
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RATES OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE HIGHER FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
WASHINGTON –Government employees experienced a rate of nonfatal workplace violence that was more than three times the rate for private-sector employees during 2011, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...