Workplace Violence, 1992-96

• NCJ Number: 168634
• Date Published: July 1998
• Author(s): G. Warchol
• Length: 9 pages
• Publication Series: BJS Special Reports
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Type: Survey

Annotation

Based on National Crime Victimization Surveys for 1992-96, this report presents findings pertinent to violent victimization in the workplace.

Abstract

Presents data for 1992 through 1996 from the National Crime Victimization Survey estimating the extent of workplace crime in the United States. The report describes the different types of workplace crimes, their frequency of occurrence, the characteristics of the victims and offenders, victimization by profession, the victim/offender relationship and how many of these victimizations are reported to law enforcement. Data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports and the Bureau of Labor Statistics are also included to describe the nature of workplace homicide. The report examines workplace victimizations both as trends from 1992 to 1996 and in the aggregate.