Workplace Violence Frequency

Answer: 

In December 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that:

43 percent of workplace homicides involve current employees.

22 percent of workplace homicides are committed by former employees.

21 percent of workplace killings involve domestic violence that is carried out at the workplace.

14 percent of workplace killings are committed by customers or clients.

Women rarely commit acts of workplace violence and that men are responsible for most violent crimes that occur at work.

First published on BankersOnline.com 2/11/13