OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 16,890 workers in the private industry experienced trauma from nonfatal workplace violence in 2016. These incidents required days away from work.¹

Of those victims who experienced trauma from workplace violence:

• 70% were female
• 67% were aged 25 to 54
• 70% worked in the healthcare and social assistance industry
• 21% required 31 or more days away from work to recover, and 19% involved 3 to 5 days away from work

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 500 U.S. workers were workplace homicide victims in 2016.²

Of those victims who died from workplace violence:

• 82% were male
• 48% were white
• 69% were aged 25 to 54
• 31% were working in a retail establishment, 23% were performing protective service activities