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“Violence stemming from patients and patient visitors present considerable risk and concern to the healthcare industry. Healthcare Facilities (HCFs) should establish specific violence prevention and aggression management policies, processes and practices to deter, identify and manage violent events.”

To address smash-and-grab car break-ins at the seven parking garages owned by the Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco officials are upping their game on security measures. Since May, the SFMTA has added high-definition security cameras, license plate readers, protective fencing, intercom systems and, in some locations, police officers, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

One of the biggest challenges currently facing law enforcement is the continuing epidemic of gun violence afflicting many communities across our country.

The Plano, Texas, ISD board of trustees approved a $2.7 million expenditure to update the Dallas-Fort Worth area schools’ video surveillance systems over the next year and a half.

How have the levels and trends of burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the United States changed from 1990 to 2016 by state?

ShotSpotter's National Gunfire Index (NGI) study reports that the western region of the U.S. saw the most significant decrease in gunfire activity in 2017.

There were 23 mass attacks on US soil last year that resulted in 147 deaths, nearly 700 injuries, says a new Secret Service report.