Employees Don't Do Most Of The Killing

Report: Most Workplace Homicides Happen During Robberies

A new report from the National Council on Compensation has found that the number of workplace homicides and assaults that result in injuries have dropped since the 1990s.

Just 11 percent of all workplace deaths are the result of homicides, the report found.

Meanwhile, the rate of homicides that result from robberies and other crimes has fallen since the late 1990s, due in large part to the decline in the number of violent deaths of cab drivers.

The report noted that the murder rate for taxi drivers and chauffeurs dropped from 16.4 per 100,000 private sector workers in 2003 to 6.8 per 100,000 in 2009.

However, homicides that are the result of robberies and other crimes still represent 69 percent of all deaths in the workplace.

In addition, the number of workplace murders committed by work associates--which includes customers--has increased, due in large part to the growing number of violent acts committed by customers.

As for workplace assaults, they represent just 2 percent of all workplace injuries.

Workplace assaults typically take place at healthcare facilities like residential and long-term care facilities, the report noted.