Workplace violence is on the rise — yet approximately 50% of U.S. employers are unprepared to prevent and respond to incidents that occur during the work day, according to the National Safety Council’s “Workplace Violence: Using Technology to Reduce Risk” report.
The report examines data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2021 report and data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which relies on self-reported victimization data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).