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Non-Robbery-Related Occupational Homicides in the Retail Industry, 2003–2008
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Nov 19 2013
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Source: Am J Ind Med. 57(2):245-253.
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Alternative Title:Am J Ind Med
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Description:Background
The purpose of this study was to examine non-robbery-related occupational homicides in the retail industry from 2003 to 2008.
Methods
Data were abstracted from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Motive (robbery- or non-robbery-related) and workplace violence (WPV) typology (Type I–IV) were assigned using narrative text fields. Non-robbery-related homicide rates were calculated and compared among WPV types, demographic characteristics, and occupation.
Results
Twenty-eight percent of homicides that occurred in the retail industry were non-robbery-related. The leading event associated with non-robbery-related homicides was Type II (perpetrated by customers) (34%), followed by Type IV (perpetrated by personal relationship) (31%). The majority of homicides were due to arguments (50%). Security guards and workers in drinking establishments had the highest homicide rates per 100,000 workers (14.3 and 6.0, respectively).
Conclusions
Non-robbery-related homicides comprised a meaningful proportion of workplace homicides in the retail industry. Research is needed to develop strategies Periodicals, Inc.
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Pubmed ID:24248892
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4561994
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Volume:57
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Issue:2
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