• 631 workplace homicides recorded in 2003
• Workplace homicides #2 cause of death at the workplace
• Workplace homicides make up 16% of all occupational fatalities
• Number of workplace homicides was higher in 2003 – the first increase since 2000; suicides also were higher in 2003

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, 1998 - 2003 (PDF document, 2 pages, 22 kb). Washington, DC: US Dept of Labor; 2004.

• Retail trade (50% of homicides); Credit intermediation (46% of homicides); Nursing (35%) and Finance and insurance (28%) were the top four industries for workplace homicides

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fatal Occupational Injuries by Industry and Selected Event or Exposure, 2003 (PDF document, 4 pages, 29 kb). Washington, DC: US Dept of Labor; 2004.

• 33% of workplace homicides were committed by coworkers (15%); customers (8%); current or former husbands, wives, boyfriends, or girlfriends (4%) and acquaintances (7%) in 1998

Source: Sygnatur E, Toscano G. Work-Related Homicides: The Facts (PDF document, 6 pages, 213 kb). Washington, DC: US Dept of Labor; 2000.

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