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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)...