Violence in the Govenment: part two; workplace violence

Workplace violence: Workers killed and wounded on the job . . .

Of the approximately 3.2 million crimes and thefts in the workplace, about 500,000 victims lose an estimated 1.8 million workdays each year and $55 million in lost wages, not including days covered by sick or vacation leave.

Among women who experience crime at work, 40 percent are attacked by a stranger, 35 percent by a casual acquaintance, 19 percent by a well-known acquaintance.

According to Justice Department data, federal, state and local government workers constitute 18 percent of the total US workforce. This 18 percent of our national workforce account for 30 percent of all workplace crime victims. There’s an obvious disparity in these numbers. Several factors may be responsible for this over-representation, including a potentially high-risk victimization for particular government occupations such as public safety worker.

In addition to violent incidents, there was an annual average of over 2 million thefts in the workplace, non-inclusive of company-owned property thefts. Also, there were an astounding 200,000 motor vehicle thefts reported by employees. Unfortunately, more than half of all workplace crimes go unreported to police.

Among those not reporting their victimizations, 40 percent said the matter seemed too minor or too personal, while 27 percent said they reported the incident to a company official such as a security officer.
_______________________________________________________________

Short URL: https://pronlinenews.com/?p=900