VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE/SCHOOL VIOLENCE

The National Crime Victimization Survey reports that, between 1992 and 1996, males more likely than females to be the victims of repeated violent crime in the workplace.³⁵ 

Each year, between 1992 and 1996, more than 2 million U.S. residents were victims of a violent crime while they were at work or on duty.¹⁷

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports that murder is the leading cause of death for women at work, and the third leading cause of death for men.¹⁸  

The number of workplace homicides increased for the first time in six years (from 651 in 1999 to 677 in 2000.)²⁹

The National Center for Education Statistics reported that in 2000, students between the ages of 12 and 18 were victims of about 1.9 million crimes of violence or theft while at school.⁴⁰

Since the 1992-93 school year, there has been at least one multiple-victim homicide event each school year. That number increased to five events in 1997-98.¹⁰

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