Nearly 1,000 workers are murdered and 1.5 million are assaulted in the workplace each year.
From 1999-2000, retail homicides increased by 17%.
Homicide is the leading cause of death for women in the workplace.
In 1991, 84% of workplace murders involved a firearm.
A 2001 study by the Critical Incidents Associates showed that violence in the workplace was perpetrated by current employees (43%), former employees (23%), domestic violence spillover into the workplace (21%), and customers or clients (13%).
In 1996, workplace violence cost businesses $35.4 billion.