The National Council on Compensation Insurance conducted a study of the Bureau of Labor Statistics data in order to determine the fluctuation of workplace homicides over the years.
Their results showed that from 1993-2009, workplace killings dramatically declined by 59 percent. This decrease was even larger than the national decline of homicides in the United States, which dropped by 47 percent during that time frame. Workplace homicides do not happen as frequently as the public thinks that they do, according to the researchers.
In 2009, 11 percent of fatalities in the workplace were accredited to homicides. Although men make up 53 percent of the employment population in the United States, they accounted for 85 percent of workplace homicide victims. Employees that expose themselves to risky situations, including working late night hours, or working in the taxi business, are more likely to fall victim to robberies or break-ins that could end in death.
If you have been injured in a work-related accident, please contact the Fayetteville workplace injury lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC by calling 910-488-1600 today.
