1.4% of UK Workforce Suffer Violence at Work

VIOLENCE AT WORK DURING 2011-2012 1.4% OF ADULTS WERE VICTIMS OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE STRANGERS WERE THE OFFENDERS IN 60% OF THESE INCIDENTS ALCOHOL AND DRUGS WERE OFTEN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS 22% 39% DRUGS ALCOHOL A NUMBER OF THESE ASSAULTS RESULVED IN INJURY 41% OVERALL 29% BLACK EYE AND MINOR BRUISING HIGHEST RISK AGE GROUP: THE RISK TO BOTH GENDERS REMAINS BROADLY SIMILAR 35-54 16-24 THE TREND IN WORKPLACE VIOLENCE REMAINS ON A DOWNWARD TRAJECTORY 250,000 200,000 150,000 2001-02 ASSAULTS / THREATS 2011-12 HOWEVER WITH 643,000 ESTIMATED INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE STILL REMAIN A HIGH NUMBER OF INCIDENTS OCCURRING ANNUALLY claims4free SOURCE: HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE AND OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS