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SURVEY OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION, 2005 

 Nearly five percent of the 7.1 million private industry business establishments in the 

United States had an incident of workplace violence within the 12 months prior to completing a 

new survey on workplace violence prevention (table 1). Although about a third of these 

establishments reported that the incident had a negative impact on their workforce, the great 

majority of these establishments did not change their workplace violence prevention procedures 

after the incident; almost 9 percent of these establishments had no program or policy addressing 

workplace violence (tables 2 and 3). 

 These new data are from a special survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Survey of Workplace Violence 

Prevention looks at the prevalence of security features, the risks facing employees, employer 

policies and training, and related topics associated with maintaining a safe work environment. 

Data are available for private industry, State government, and local government by industry and 

size of establishment, that is, the number of workers employed. Over 128 million workers were 

employed at the 7.4 million establishments represented by the survey. 

Incidence of Workplace Violence

• The survey asked whether an incident of workplace violence had occurred during the past 

year and, if so, how had the incident affected the staff and had the employer implemented 

changes to reduce the risk of further incidence. While 5 percent of all establishments, 

including State and local governments, had a violent incident, half of the largest 

establishments (employing 1,000 or more workers) reported an incident. In these largest 

establishments in private industry, goods-producing industries reported a higher 

percentage of co-worker workplace violence than service-providing industries. Serviceproviding industries reported much higher percentages of criminal, customer, and 

domestic violence than goods-producing industries (table 1). 

• State government reported higher percentages of all types of workplace violence in the 

past 12 months than did local government or private industry. Thirty-two percent of all 

State government workplaces reported some form of workplace violence. Local 
government reported 15 percent of their workplaces experienced some type of workplace 

violence in the past 12 months while private industry reported fewer than 5 percent (table 

1). 

• Of those establishments reporting an incident of workplace violence in the previous 12 

months, 21 percent reported that the incident affected the fear level of their employees 

and twenty-one percent indicated that the incident affected their employees’ morale. In 

State government workplaces reporting an incident of workplace violence in the previous 

12 months, 48 percent reported some type of negative effect due to the incident (table 2). 

• The higher reported incidence of violence in State and local government workplaces may 

be attributed to their work environments. These workplaces reported much higher 

percentages of working directly with the public, having a mobile workplace, working 

with unstable or violent persons, working in high crime areas, guarding valuable goods or 

property, and working in community based settings than did private industry (table 4). 

Types of Security

• Seventy-two percent of establishments, employing 91 percent of workers, had at least one 

form of security – either security staff, physical security (such as locked entries), or 

electronic security (such as metal detectors). While some form of security was nearly 

universal in establishments employing 1,000 workers or more, about two-thirds of the 

smallest establishments (with 1 to 10 workers) had such security (table A). 

Table A. Percent of establishments and employment by type of security and size of establishment, 2005 

 All size

 classes

 1-10 

 workers

 11- 49 

 workers

 50-249 

 workers

 259-999 

 workers

 1,000+ 

 workers

Establishments 

At least one form of security 72.1 64.9 84.7 94.0 97.0 99.0 

Electronic surveillance only 14.5 14.9 14.9 10.4 3.1 1.3 

Security Staff only 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.2 

Physical security only 17.2 18.1 16.8 10.9 3.6 6.2 

Physical security and either 

 electronic surveillance or 

 security staff 38.4 29.9 50.6 70.8 88.1 90.6 

No security 26.6 33.4 14.6 5.6 2.8 0.8 

 

Employment 

At least one form of security 90.8 69.8 86.5 94.4 97.2 99.2 

Electronic surveillance only 8.7 14.3 14.8 9.2 2.9 1.2 

Security Staff only 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.1 

Physical security only 10.2 18.2 16.3 10.0 3.4 3.4 

Physical security and either 

 electronic surveillance or 

 security staff 69.8 35.1 52.9 73.1 88.4 93.6 

No security 8.8 29.2 12.9 5.3 2.5 0.6 

• Over 52 percent of all establishments had some form of electronic surveillance, most 

often burglar alarms, surveillance cameras, and motion detectors. Use of electronic 

surveillance generally increased as size of establishment increased. Forty-four percent of 

the smallest establishments had electronic surveillance while 91 percent of the largest 

establishments used some form of electronic surveillance (table 5). 
• Almost 86 percent of the establishments reported they did not have a security staff (table 

6). Over 73 million workers (57 percent of the workers covered) were employed in 

establishments without a security staff. 

• State governments tended to have more security precautions than either private industry 

or local governments. For example, 36 percent of State governments used electronic 

identification badges or scanners for entry and exit, compared with only 6 percent of 

private industry establishments and 9 percent of local governments (table 5). Similarly, 

security guards were more prevalent at State government work locations (table 6). 

• Thirty-one percent of establishments had limited or controlled access to the workplace 

such as secured entries or locked doors during working hours. The use of limited access 

ranged from 26 percent in the smallest establishments to over 83 percent in the largest 

establishments (table 7). 

• Over half of the largest establishments surveyed reported the ability for employees and/or 

security staff to register or check in visitors (79 percent), verify employee identification 

(71 percent), stop entry due to restraining or protective orders (59 percent), and screen 

entry using photographs of persons (52 percent). Thirty-seven percent of the largest 

workplaces reported the authority to arrest or detain for police and the authority to seize 

weapons (table 8). 

• While 42 percent of the establishments surveyed reported they had a process or method 

for identifying potential or current employees with a history of violence, only 11 percent 

reported having a method or process for identifying clients, customers, visitors, or 

patients with a history of violence (table 9). 

Programs and Policies

• Over 70 percent of United States workplaces do not have a formal program or policy that 

addresses workplace violence. Programs or policies related to workplace violence were 

more prevalent among larger private establishments and governments. State government 

establishments were by far more likely to have written or verbal policies or programs 

than local government and private industry establishments (table 10). 

• In establishments that reported having a workplace violence program or policy, private 

industry most frequently reported addressing co-worker violence (82 percent). Customer 

or client violence was the next most frequent subject of private industry policies or 

programs (71 percent), followed by criminal violence (53 percent) and domestic violence 

(44 percent). While addressing customer/client and co-worker workplace violence the 

most, State governments addressed domestic violence (66 percent) more than criminal 

violence (53 percent), while equal numbers of local governments addressed domestic 

violence and criminal violence (47 percent) (table 11). 

• Twenty percent of establishments in private industry provided training on preventing 

workplace violence while 32 percent of local government workplaces and 58 percent of 

State government workplaces provided this training. Only 4 percent of all establishments 

trained on domestic violence and its impact on the workplace (table 12). 

• Forty-three percent of private industry establishments report tracking the cost of 

workplace injuries and illnesses while less than half of those (20 percent) report tracking 

costs related to incidents of workplace violence. State government workplaces reported 

that over 63 percent tracked costs of workplace injuries and illnesses and 33 percent 
tracked costs of workplace violence. Local government workplaces reported 61 percent 

tracked costs of workplace injuries and illnesses while 36 percent tracked the costs 

associated with workplace violence. In all cases, workers’ compensation costs were most 

frequently tracked; among other costs, absenteeism and property damage were tracked 

more often than other items (table 13). 

 Charts and more detailed tables by industry sector can be found on the BLS website at 

https://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm. The link to these tables and charts can be found under 

“Economic News Releases and Announcements”. The BLS plans to provide additional tables 

and charts on this site in the future. 

Background of the Survey 

 The BLS entered into an interagency agreement with NIOSH to conduct a survey of 

United States employers regarding their policies and training on workplace violence prevention. 

Very little information previously existed regarding the policies, training, and other related issues 

from the employer perspective. Most workplace violence studies were from the employee’s or 

victim’s viewpoint. 

 The survey defined workplace violence as violent acts directed towards a person at work 

or on duty (i.e. physical assaults, threats of assault, harassment, intimidation, or bullying). 

Workplace violence is classified in four types of situations: 

•Criminal - when the perpetrator has no legitimate relationship to the business or its 

employees and is usually committing a crime in conjunction with the violence (e.g. 

robbery, shoplifting, or trespassing); 

•Customer or Client - when the perpetrator has a legitimate relationship with the business 

and becomes violent while being served by the business (e.g. customers, clients, patients, 

students, inmates, or any other group to which the business provides services); 

•Co-Worker - when the perpetrator is an employee, past employee of the business, or 

contractor who works as a temporary employee of the business and who attacks or 

threatens another employee; and 

•Domestic Violence - when the perpetrator, who has no legitimate relationship to the 

business, but has a personal relationship with the intended victim, threatens or assaults 

the intended victim at the workplace (e.g. family member, boyfriend, or girlfriend). 

 This voluntary survey provides estimates of the number of establishments and employees 

covered by a workplace violence prevention program or policy. The survey also collected data 

on the characteristics of the program or policy at the establishment; types of training on 

workplace violence and topics covered; whether an incident of workplace violence had occurred 

in the last 12 months; and whether establishments collect the costs associated with workplace 

violence. The survey was designed to allow characterization of how the issue of workplace 

violence is addressed in U.S. workplaces and to provide researchers with information to develop 

educational interventions to improve workplace safety. 

 The sample was stratified by 3-digit industry code and size class. Industry was based on 

the North American Industry Classification System. The following industries were included in 

this survey: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (NAICS 11); Mining (21); Utilities (22); 
Construction (23); Manufacturing (31-33); Wholesale Trade (42); Retail Trade (44-45); 

Transportation and Warehousing (48-49); Information (51); Finance and Insurance (52); Real 

Estate and Rental and Leasing (53); Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54); 

Management of Companies and Enterprises (55); Administrative and Support and Waste 

Management and Remediation Services (56); Educational Services (61); Health Care and Social 

Assistance (62); Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71); Accommodation and Food Services 

(72); Other Services (except Public Administration) (81); and Public Administration (92). The 

sample covered private industry, State government, and local government. Size classes were 

separated by establishments with 1 to 10 employees; 11 to 49 employees; 50 to 249 employees; 

250 to 999 employees; and 1,000 or more employees. The sample was selected from 

respondents to the 2003 BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) augmented 

with State and local government units from States not collecting public sector data in the SOII. 

All 39,998 sample units were located in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. 

 The survey form was mailed to establishments in September 2005. Employers were 

asked to respond for the past 12-month period; this period could vary from September 2004 to 

June 2006 when the survey data collection period ended. The final response rate for this 

voluntary survey was 61 percent. 

 The survey estimates are based on a scientifically selected probability sample, rather than 

a census of the entire population. Because the data are based on a sample survey, the estimates 

probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from all units covered by the survey. To 

determine the precision of each estimate, a standard error is calculated. The standard error 

defines a range (confidence interval) around the estimate. The approximate 95-percent 

confidence interval is the estimate plus or minus twice the standard error. The standard error 

also can be expressed as a percent of the estimate, or the relative standard error. For example, 

the 95-percent confidence interval for an estimate of 3,080,300 establishments having intruder or 

burglar alarms with a relative standard error of 1 percent would be 3,080,300 plus or minus 2 

percent (2 times 1 percent) or 3,018,690 to 3,141,910. The user can be 95 percent confident that 

the "true" estimate falls within the confidence interval. The total estimate for establishments 

covered in this survey of 7,361,560 establishments has an estimated relative standard error of 

less than 1 percent. A relative standard error was calculated for each estimate from this survey 

and is available upon request. All findings in this release have been tested and found to be 

statistically significant using the 95-percent confidence interval. 

 The data are also subject to nonsampling error. Mistakes in recording or coding the data, 

employer misunderstanding of questions, and definitional difficulties are general examples of 

nonsampling error. Although not measured, nonsampling errors will always occur when 

statistics are gathered. However, BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to reduce 

nonsampling error, including detailed training of personnel involved in the nonresponse 

callbacks and callbacks resulting from editing of the data.
TABLE 1. Percent of establishments that have experienced an incident of workplace violence in the 12 months1 prior to the survey by s

incident, industry, and size class, 2005

Industry2 and size class Total establishments

Percent of establishments

Total

Type of incident

N

Any 

incidents Criminal Customer or client Co-worker Domestic violence

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,361,560 100.0 5.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 0.9 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,976,870 100.0 2.4 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.1 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,813,590 100.0 9.1 3.5 3.9 4.6 2.0 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 489,480 100.0 16.0 4.7 6.4 8.1 2.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 68,350 100.0 28.8 6.8 12.2 16.8 9.0 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 13,280 100.0 49.9 17.2 28.3 34.1 24.1 

Private industry3

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,144,950 100.0 4.8 2.1 1.9 2.1 0.8 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,890,830 100.0 2.2 1.4 0.9 0.5 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,748,090 100.0 8.6 3.5 3.6 4.4 2.0 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 439,730 100.0 15.2 4.6 5.4 8.1 2.8 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 56,760 100.0 26.6 6.3 9.6 16.9 9.1 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 9,540 100.0 46.8 15.2 24.2 33.1 24.1 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 1,211,150 100.0 3.4 1.0 0.1 2.2 0.4 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 805,970 100.0 ––––– 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 296,810 100.0 5.7 – – 4.8 – 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 90,800 100.0 11.6 1.5 0.5 9.3 1.5 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 15,190 100.0 26.1 2.7 1.4 22.3 7.6 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,390 100.0 43.9 5.4 3.8 39.7 17.2 

Service providing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 5,933,800 100.0 5.1 2.4 2.3 2.1 0.9 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,084,870 100.0 2.5 1.4 1.1 0.6 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,451,290 100.0 9.2 4.1 4.3 4.4 2.3 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 348,930 100.0 16.1 5.4 6.6 7.8 3.2 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 41,570 100.0 26.8 7.6 12.6 14.9 9.6 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 7,150 100.0 47.6 18.3 31.0 30.9 26.4 

State government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 63,260 100.0 32.2 8.7 15.4 17.7 5.5 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 30,680 100.0 25.6 9.9 13.2 11.9 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 16,180 100.0 40.0 – 11.6 24.8 7.0 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 10,560 100.0 28.9 7.5 18.7 16.6 4.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 4,380 100.0 47.0 9.6 29.2 23.1 10.5 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,450 100.0 65.5 24.8 40.7 51.7 31.7 

Local government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 153,360 100.0 14.7 3.7 10.3 4.3 2.1 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 55,360 100.0 4.8 0.8 2.3 3.3 1.1 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 49,310 100.0 15.5 4.4 12.7 2.3 0.8 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 39,190 100.0 21.8 5.1 14.9 5.6 2.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 7,210 100.0 35.0 9.4 22.5 12.5 7.6 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,290 100.0 53.7 21.0 38.0 27.1 19.2 

1 Survey respondents were asked to provide data for the 12 months prior to completing

the survey. The 12-month period could fall from September 2004 to June 2006. 2 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.  Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, omission of

questionnaire response, and questions where more than one responot sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet pumeasure of sampling variability for each estimate is available upon  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 2. Percent of establishments that report employees have been affected by an incident of workplace violence and the type of effect experien

2005

Industry1 and size class

Total

establishments

with an incident

of workplace

violence

Percent of establishments

Total

Type of effect

Any effect Absenteeism Health insurance

premiums

Turnover Fear levels Producti- vity Morale Other effect 

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ................................................ 389,380 100.0 35.5 7.5 2.7 5.3 20.9 8.7 20.6 0.7 1 - 10 ............................................................ 120,260 100.0 25.9 5.7 – – 16.9 1.5 20.3 – 11 - 49 .......................................................... 164,530 100.0 40.6 8.3 5.6 8.2 23.1 13.7 22.5 0.5 50 - 249 ........................................................ 78,290 100.0 37.5 7.8 1.1 6.1 21.0 8.7 18.2 1.5 250 - 999 ...................................................... 19,670 100.0 38.8 9.5 1.0 5.5 23.7 10.0 16.0 1.2 1,000+ .......................................................... 6,630 100.0 48.3 12.2 1.2 6.3 29.7 14.2 22.0 1.5 

Private industry2

Total all sizes ................................................ 346,420 100.0 34.4 7.1 2.9 5.3 20.8 8.2 19.3 0.6 1 - 10 ............................................................ 109,740 100.0 26.1 – – – 17.1 – 20.6 – 11 - 49 .......................................................... 150,440 100.0 39.5 8.0 6.0 8.4 23.6 13.8 20.6 0.5 50 - 249 ........................................................ 66,680 100.0 35.4 7.3 1.3 6.8 20.0 8.4 15.7 1.6 250 - 999 ...................................................... 15,100 100.0 35.9 8.9 0.9 5.6 21.5 10.3 14.0 1.1 1,000+ .......................................................... 4,460 100.0 46.9 10.5 1.1 6.5 29.1 13.0 18.6 1.6 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ................................................ 41,400 100.0 32.1 2.3 0.3 2.6 10.3 7.9 16.2 0.1 11 - 49 .......................................................... 16,910 100.0 47.9 – – – 9.1 – 22.1 – 50 - 249 ........................................................ 10,500 100.0 33.2 5.0 – 7.5 16.7 8.2 21.2 – 250 - 999 ...................................................... 3,970 100.0 34.5 7.1 0.8 5.5 18.9 12.6 14.4 1.0 1,000+ .......................................................... 1,050 100.0 34.3 8.6 1.9 4.8 20.0 12.4 17.1 1.9 

Service providing

Total all sizes ................................................ 305,020 100.0 34.7 7.8 3.3 5.7 22.2 8.2 19.8 0.6 1 - 10 ............................................................ 100,780 100.0 28.4 – – – 18.6 – 22.5 – 11 - 49 .......................................................... 133,530 100.0 38.4 9.0 6.8 9.5 25.4 14.2 20.4 0.6 50 - 249 ........................................................ 56,180 100.0 35.8 7.7 1.4 6.7 20.6 8.4 14.6 1.9 250 - 999 ...................................................... 11,130 100.0 36.4 9.6 0.9 5.6 22.6 9.4 13.9 1.2 1,000+ .......................................................... 3,400 100.0 50.9 11.2 0.9 7.1 32.1 13.2 19.4 1.5 

State government

Total all sizes ................................................ 20,380 100.0 47.6 11.7 0.2 8.9 22.3 14.6 37.5 0.3 1 - 10 ............................................................ 7,860 100.0 15.3 – – – 15.1 –––

11 - 49 .......................................................... 6,470 100.0 76.5 9.3 – – 23.6 15.8 64.1 – 50 - 249 ........................................................ 3,050 100.0 60.7 10.8 – 2.6 24.6 12.5 49.5 – 250 - 999 ...................................................... 2,060 100.0 55.8 17.0 – 8.7 34.5 9.2 23.3 1.5 1,000+ .......................................................... 950 100.0 57.9 17.9 – 8.4 38.9 20.0 32.6 – 

Local government

Total all sizes ................................................ 22,580 100.0 41.7 9.7 0.9 2.5 21.6 11.6 24.7 2.8 1 - 10 ............................................................ 2,650 100.0 52.5 – – – 15.8 22.6 23.8 – 11 - 49 .......................................................... 7,620 100.0 32.7 11.9 – 3.7 14.2 10.4 23.5 – 50 - 249 ........................................................ 8,560 100.0 45.6 11.1 0.4 1.9 27.8 9.7 26.8 1.2 250 - 999 ...................................................... 2,520 100.0 42.1 6.3 1.2 2.4 27.8 8.7 21.8 0.8 1,000+ .......................................................... 1,230 100.0 46.3 13.8 1.6 4.1 24.4 14.6 25.2 2.4 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, omission of questionnaireresponse, and questions where more than one response is allowed, data do not sum to the totals. 

Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines. A mestimate is available upon request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 3. Percent of establishments that changed their workplace violence program or policy after an incident of workpl

violence occurred by industry and size class, 2005

Industry1 and size class

Total

establishments

with an incident

of workplace

violence

Percent of establishments

Total No change

Yes, did

change

policy

No

program or

policy

Data 

avai

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 389,380 100.0 80.8 10.2 8.5 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 120,260 100.0 85.3 10.4 4.4 –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 164,530 100.0 75.3 10.5 13.4 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 78,290 100.0 83.2 10.1 6.1 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 19,670 100.0 86.8 8.0 4.5 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 6,630 100.0 89.6 6.6 3.5 –

Private industry2

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 346,420 100.0 79.9 10.8 8.8 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 109,740 100.0 85.6 10.5 – –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 150,440 100.0 73.8 11.4 14.0 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 66,680 100.0 82.1 10.7 6.6 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 15,100 100.0 86.6 8.5 4.2 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 4,460 100.0 91.0 6.5 2.5 –

Goods producing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 41,400 100.0 84.0 10.9 5.0 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 16,910 100.0 73.7 20.9 – –50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 10,500 100.0 86.1 5.8 8.1 –250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 3,970 100.0 84.1 7.8 7.1 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,050 100.0 90.5 5.7 3.8 –

Service providing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 305,020 100.0 79.3 10.8 9.3 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 100,780 100.0 84.3 11.4 – –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 133,530 100.0 73.8 10.2 15.1 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 56,180 100.0 81.4 11.6 6.3 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 11,130 100.0 87.4 8.7 3.1 –1,000+ ............................................................................................... 3,400 100.0 91.5 6.8 2.1 –

State government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 20,380 100.0 92.9 6.2 0.8 –1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 7,860 100.0 88.2 – – –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 6,470 100.0 99.8 – – –50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 3,050 100.0 90.2 7.2 – –250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 2,060 100.0 95.1 1.9 2.4 –1,000+ ............................................................................................... 950 100.0 89.5 7.4 3.2 –

Local government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 22,580 100.0 84.1 4.3 11.6 –1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 2,650 100.0 64.2 – 35.5 –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 7,620 100.0 85.8 – 13.4 –50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 8,560 100.0 89.4 6.4 4.2 –250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 2,520 100.0 81.3 10.3 7.9 –1,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,230 100.0 84.6 6.5 8.1 –

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States,

2002

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiableresponses, and omission of questionnaire response, data do not sum to

the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guideA measure of sampling variability for each estimate is available request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 4. Percent of establishments by selected potentially hazardous work environment characteristics, industry, and size class, 2005

Industry1 and size class Total establishments

Percent of establishments

Working

directly

with public

Exchanging

money with

customers

Having a

mobile

workplace

(delivering

passengers,

goods, or

services)

Working with

unstable

persons in

health, social

service, or

criminalsettings

Working in

high crime

areas

Guarding

valuable

goods or

property

Working in

small

numbers

(fewer than

5)

Working 

commun

based sett

or

house-to-h

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ....................................... 7,361,560 62.7 43.9 19.5 3.8 3.7 0.6 47.4 5.2 1 - 10 ................................................... 4,976,870 60.0 39.8 18.1 2.7 2.5 0.4 52.4 4.4 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,813,590 70.3 55.4 22.3 4.6 5.5 0.8 40.2 6.5 50 - 249 ............................................... 489,480 63.0 44.0 22.9 9.4 8.2 1.9 27.2 8.0 250 - 999 ............................................. 68,350 53.9 35.5 23.3 15.6 10.8 4.1 26.1 9.8 1,000+ ................................................. 13,280 63.0 44.4 34.3 30.8 17.2 10.1 36.3 19.9 

Private industry2

Total all sizes ....................................... 7,144,950 61.9 43.8 18.9 3.0 3.4 0.5 47.1 4.5 1 - 10 ................................................... 4,890,830 59.6 39.7 17.7 2.3 2.4 0.3 52.0 4.0 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,748,090 69.6 55.6 21.7 3.6 5.1 0.6 39.6 5.6 50 - 249 ............................................... 439,730 60.0 43.7 21.7 7.4 7.7 1.8 26.0 6.1 250 - 999 ............................................. 56,760 47.2 32.3 19.4 10.3 9.7 3.6 22.3 7.4 1,000+ ................................................. 9,540 51.5 36.0 23.7 22.4 13.1 8.0 29.6 14.3 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ....................................... 1,211,150 39.8 16.1 23.8 0.1 2.5 3 ( ) 45.7 2.9 

1 - 10 ................................................... 805,970 41.1 15.0 24.5 – 1.7 – 50.4 2.2 11 - 49 ................................................. 296,810 42.6 21.5 25.3 – 3.6 – 41.6 5.5 50 - 249 ............................................... 90,800 23.6 9.8 16.2 0.5 4.8 0.4 23.8 1.8 250 - 999 ............................................. 15,190 16.1 5.9 9.8 0.3 5.1 0.8 11.3 1.1 1,000+ ................................................. 2,390 10.5 5.4 8.4 – 4.6 3.3 12.1 – 

Service providing

Total all sizes ....................................... 5,933,800 66.5 49.4 17.9 3.6 3.6 0.6 47.4 4.9 1 - 10 ................................................... 4,084,870 63.2 44.5 16.4 2.8 2.5 0.4 52.4 4.3 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,451,290 75.1 62.6 20.9 4.2 5.4 0.8 39.2 5.6 50 - 249 ............................................... 348,930 69.4 52.6 23.1 9.1 8.4 2.2 26.6 7.2 250 - 999 ............................................. 41,570 58.5 42.0 22.9 13.9 11.3 4.6 26.3 9.7 1,000+ ................................................. 7,150 65.0 46.2 28.8 29.8 15.9 9.4 35.2 18.9 

State government

Total all sizes ....................................... 63,260 86.3 50.3 50.5 47.4 19.3 6.0 69.3 34.3 1 - 10 ................................................... 30,680 90.0 55.5 49.0 46.8 8.6 4.3 79.9 33.4 11 - 49 ................................................. 16,180 84.1 42.8 56.3 51.2 39.3 7.4 69.1 41.2 50 - 249 ............................................... 10,560 82.2 44.1 44.9 39.4 20.9 5.7 48.6 37.0 250 - 999 ............................................. 4,380 79.2 48.6 46.6 50.5 14.8 8.2 47.5 11.0 1,000+ ................................................. 1,450 86.9 71.7 67.6 65.5 24.8 24.1 64.1 28.3 

Local government

Total all sizes ....................................... 153,360 87.2 49.2 34.1 22.0 9.2 4.0 52.0 25.7 1 - 10 ................................................... 55,360 80.3 46.8 33.9 13.5 6.4 4.7 64.9 24.3 11 - 49 ................................................. 49,310 90.3 52.5 35.2 26.7 8.7 4.8 52.2 29.3 50 - 249 ............................................... 39,190 91.8 46.9 30.5 24.3 10.8 1.5 35.4 21.8 250 - 999 ............................................. 7,210 91.1 52.7 39.8 36.5 17.2 5.5 42.9 27.5 1,000+ ................................................. 2,290 96.1 62.9 57.6 43.7 30.1 10.5 46.7 38.0 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Less than 0.1 percent.

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, omission of

questionnaire response, and questions where more than one ressum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publicasampling variability for each estimate is available upon request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 5. Percent of establishments providing selected types of electronic surveillance by industry and size class, 2005

Industry1 and size class

Electronic surveillance

Total

establishments

Percent of establishments

Intruder/

burglar

systems

Surveillance

cameras

Motion

detectors

Metal

detectors

X-ray

inspection

Electronic

badge or ID

scanners at

entry or exit

Employees’

personal

alarms

Other type 

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ................................................ 7,361,560 41.8 22.6 26.9 0.9 0.8 6.3 2.6 0.6 1 - 10 ............................................................ 4,976,870 35.7 17.0 24.0 0.5 0.8 3.9 2.3 0.4 11 - 49 .......................................................... 1,813,590 53.9 29.2 32.9 1.1 0.4 7.2 2.7 0.8 50 - 249 ........................................................ 489,480 57.5 47.9 33.7 2.5 0.8 20.8 4.0 1.7 250 - 999 ...................................................... 68,350 54.2 69.1 28.3 7.2 3.1 45.1 6.1 1.8 1,000+ .......................................................... 13,280 61.0 77.9 36.4 15.7 7.0 60.1 13.4 3.7 

Private industry2

Total all sizes ................................................ 7,144,950 42.1 22.2 27.1 0.7 0.7 6.0 2.4 0.5 1 - 10 ............................................................ 4,890,830 36.0 16.9 24.2 0.5 0.8 3.8 2.2 0.4 11 - 49 .......................................................... 1,748,090 54.5 29.1 33.4 0.8 0.4 6.9 2.6 0.6 50 - 249 ........................................................ 439,730 58.7 47.6 34.0 1.7 0.6 20.5 3.7 1.6 250 - 999 ...................................................... 56,760 55.0 67.7 28.9 4.2 2.6 47.0 4.6 1.6 1,000+ .......................................................... 9,540 57.7 77.0 33.1 10.9 6.1 64.3 12.3 3.6 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ................................................ 1,211,150 32.1 10.6 21.8 0.1 3 ( ) 5.2 1.2 0.8 

1 - 10 ............................................................ 805,970 23.9 6.2 18.6 – – 3.4 – – 11 - 49 .......................................................... 296,810 45.0 12.7 27.4 – – 2.9 1.8 – 50 - 249 ........................................................ 90,800 59.2 31.6 31.8 1.2 0.3 18.6 1.8 0.6 250 - 999 ...................................................... 15,190 49.9 61.7 24.6 2.6 1.0 52.1 2.4 1.2 1,000+ .......................................................... 2,390 46.9 86.6 27.6 8.4 4.6 79.5 8.8 0.8 

Service providing

Total all sizes ................................................ 5,933,800 44.1 24.6 28.2 0.8 0.9 6.2 2.7 0.5 1 - 10 ............................................................ 4,084,870 38.4 19.0 25.3 0.6 1.0 3.9 2.5 0.3 11 - 49 .......................................................... 1,451,290 56.4 32.5 34.7 0.9 0.5 7.7 2.8 0.6 50 - 249 ........................................................ 348,930 58.6 51.8 34.6 1.8 0.7 21.0 4.3 1.8 250 - 999 ...................................................... 41,570 56.8 70.0 30.4 4.9 3.2 45.2 5.4 1.7 1,000+ .......................................................... 7,150 61.3 73.8 35.0 11.7 6.6 59.0 13.6 4.3 

State government

Total all sizes ................................................ 63,260 29.1 45.2 14.8 16.0 4.9 35.6 18.2 3.4 1 - 10 ............................................................ 30,680 21.1 35.7 13.1 8.9 3.7 23.3 23.0 0.6 11 - 49 .......................................................... 16,180 31.6 46.8 11.0 23.8 5.1 43.1 10.0 9.0 50 - 249 ........................................................ 10,560 36.7 50.8 18.6 15.5 5.5 51.6 14.3 2.1 250 - 999 ...................................................... 4,380 45.7 80.8 23.3 34.9 10.5 49.8 22.8 4.8 1,000+ .......................................................... 1,450 64.1 82.1 42.1 27.6 5.5 54.5 24.1 4.8 

Local government

Total all sizes ................................................ 153,360 35.5 32.7 21.3 4.3 0.8 9.0 4.2 2.7 1 - 10 ............................................................ 55,360 17.5 17.1 9.7 0.1 – 4.1 3.7 1.1 11 - 49 .......................................................... 49,310 40.5 28.1 22.3 4.0 – 4.8 4.4 3.9 50 - 249 ........................................................ 39,190 49.3 50.4 34.0 7.6 0.8 15.7 3.7 3.4 250 - 999 ...................................................... 7,210 53.7 72.4 27.5 14.0 2.6 26.9 7.8 2.1 1,000+ .......................................................... 2,290 72.9 78.6 46.3 27.9 11.8 46.3 11.4 3.9 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Less than 0.1 percent.

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, omission of

questionnaire response, and questions where more than one resposum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publicatof sampling variability for each estimate is available upon request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 6. Percent of establishments providing selected types of security staff by industry and size class, 2005

Industry1 and size class

Security staff

Total

establishments

Percent of establishments

Campus or

site

specific

police

Security

guards

Guard

dogs Other type None provided 

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,361,560 2.2 9.5 0.9 0.9 85.6 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,976,870 1.2 6.4 1.0 0.8 89.1 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,813,590 3.4 11.7 0.7 0.9 83.5 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 489,480 6.6 24.8 0.5 2.3 67.0 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 68,350 11.7 53.9 0.6 2.5 35.5 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 13,280 25.8 65.3 2.1 2.0 19.0 

Private industry2

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,144,950 1.7 9.1 0.9 0.9 86.4 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,890,830 1.1 6.1 1.0 0.8 89.4 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,748,090 2.7 11.4 0.7 0.9 84.4 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 439,730 4.0 25.3 0.5 2.2 68.7 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 56,760 6.6 55.3 0.5 2.6 37.8 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 9,540 12.2 71.3 1.9 2.1 21.8 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 1,211,150 0.6 4.9 1.4 0.4 90.1 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 805,970 – 3.4 1.6 – 91.5 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 296,810 1.7 3.5 1.2 1.3 91.5 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 90,800 1.5 13.4 0.8 0.8 83.8 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 15,190 2.0 52.3 0.5 1.3 43.6 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,390 5.0 90.0 1.3 – 7.9 

Service providing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 5,933,800 2.0 9.9 0.8 1.0 85.6 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,084,870 1.3 6.7 0.8 0.9 89.0 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,451,290 2.9 13.0 0.6 0.8 82.9 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 348,930 4.7 28.4 0.4 2.6 64.7 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 41,570 8.3 56.4 0.6 3.2 35.7 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 7,150 14.5 65.2 2.1 2.5 26.6 

State government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 63,260 21.0 48.6 0.3 5.1 34.7 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 30,680 4.3 46.3 – 8.1 49.0 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 16,180 39.4 48.8 – 2.7 20.8 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 10,560 25.1 48.7 0.9 2.0 29.8 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 4,380 42.5 63.5 1.6 1.6 8.0 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,450 73.8 49.0 2.8 2.1 3.4 

Local government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 153,360 17.8 10.5 0.7 1.1 70.9 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 55,360 6.0 4.8 – – 86.5 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 49,310 17.2 8.9 – 0.8 71.6 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 39,190 30.7 13.1 0.4 2.9 57.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 7,210 32.5 37.3 0.4 2.4 34.1 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,290 52.4 50.2 2.2 1.7 17.0 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses,omission of questionnaire response, and questions where more than one

response is allowed, data do not sum to the totals. Dashes indicado not meet publication guidelines. A measure of sampling variabiestimate is available upon request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 7. Percent of establishments providing selected types of physical security by industry and size class, 2005

Industry1 and size class

Physical security

Total

establishments

Percent of establishments

Limited access

(secured entry/

locked doors)

Physical

barriers

between work

areas and the

public

Visibility of

work areas

(lighting)

Cash

handling

processes

(drop

safes)

Other type 

p

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,361,560 30.7 13.4 39.1 15.3 0.2 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,976,870 26.0 10.2 32.2 10.4 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,813,590 35.9 18.2 50.0 24.2 0.2 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 489,480 52.5 24.5 62.1 30.0 0.8 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 68,350 68.3 33.5 71.9 30.6 0.3 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 13,280 83.2 46.5 80.4 38.0 0.2 

Private industry2

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,144,950 30.0 13.1 38.7 15.2 0.2 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,890,830 25.8 10.1 32.1 10.3 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,748,090 35.3 17.7 49.9 24.6 0.2 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 439,730 50.4 24.1 62.0 30.9 0.8 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 56,760 67.3 33.1 71.4 30.7 0.2 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 9,540 84.3 45.5 80.5 34.3 0.2 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 1,211,150 19.1 12.1 25.4 3.6 0.7 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 805,970 14.3 7.7 15.4 2.3 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 296,810 22.6 16.4 39.5 5.5 – 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 90,800 39.9 29.2 57.4 7.2 – 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 15,190 67.4 51.3 76.6 8.6 0.2 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,390 82.4 70.3 86.6 11.7 – 

Service providing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 5,933,800 32.2 13.3 41.4 17.6 0.1 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,084,870 28.0 10.6 35.4 11.8 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,451,290 37.8 18.0 52.0 28.5 0.1 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 348,930 53.1 22.8 63.2 37.1 1.1 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 41,570 67.3 26.5 69.5 38.7 0.3 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 7,150 85.0 37.2 78.6 41.8 – 

State government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 63,260 58.0 27.2 55.8 18.9 0.6 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 30,680 44.5 7.4 41.2 19.4 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 16,180 60.4 54.3 63.2 9.3 – 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 10,560 85.6 35.6 71.8 22.4 – 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 4,380 70.3 37.4 82.6 29.7 0.7 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,450 78.6 51.7 86.9 55.9 – 

Local government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 153,360 50.7 23.6 48.5 18.8 3 ( ) 

1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 55,360 33.6 18.1 34.6 18.8 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 49,310 52.1 25.3 50.2 13.2 – 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 39,190 66.8 25.9 60.6 22.1 – 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 7,210 74.9 33.6 69.2 30.5 – 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,290 81.7 47.6 76.0 42.4 – 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Less than 0.1 percent.

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, omission of

questionnaire response, and questions where more than one respdo not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet pumeasure of sampling variability for each estimate is available upon  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 8. Percent of establishments where employees (including security staff) are authorized to perform selected security functio

industry and size class, 2005

Industry1 and size class Total establishments

Percent of establishments

Register or

check in

visitors

Verify

employee

IDs

Stop entry

due to

restraining

or

protective

orders

Screen

entry using

photographs

of persons

Screen calls

for victims

Authority

to arrest or

detain for

police

Authority

to seize

weapons

Oth

func

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ....................................... 7,361,560 17.3 5.6 6.1 3.2 3.6 3.4 1.8 01 - 10 ................................................... 4,976,870 11.9 3.1 3.1 1.7 1.2 1.8 0.7 – 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,813,590 22.2 7.0 9.7 4.5 7.1 4.8 2.6 050 - 249 ............................................... 489,480 45.3 18.8 17.0 8.7 13.3 11.0 6.8 0250 - 999 ............................................. 68,350 66.9 47.7 38.3 28.7 19.3 22.2 17.3 01,000+ ................................................. 13,280 79.4 71.4 59.4 52.2 27.4 37.2 36.5 1

Private industry2

Total all sizes ....................................... 7,144,950 16.5 5.1 5.5 2.8 3.4 2.9 1.2 01 - 10 ................................................... 4,890,830 11.8 2.9 2.9 1.6 1.1 1.6 0.6 – 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,748,090 21.2 6.4 8.9 3.7 6.7 4.1 1.7 050 - 249 ............................................... 439,730 42.7 17.7 14.9 8.0 13.1 9.8 4.7 0250 - 999 ............................................. 56,760 66.2 47.1 35.6 28.2 19.9 18.2 12.1 01,000+ ................................................. 9,540 82.0 74.6 60.5 57.3 28.4 29.5 28.3 1

Goods producing

Total all sizes ....................................... 1,211,150 15.8 4.1 4.7 1.2 3.8 0.7 0.5 3 ( 

1 - 10 ................................................... 805,970 9.7 3.0 3.6 – 1.9 – – – 11 - 49 ................................................. 296,810 16.8 1.8 3.7 0.6 5.4 1.4 0.5 – 50 - 249 ............................................... 90,800 53.3 11.7 11.2 4.6 12.0 2.6 3.1 0250 - 999 ............................................. 15,190 81.8 48.8 35.8 25.8 23.1 9.5 9.1 01,000+ ................................................. 2,390 94.6 86.6 57.7 61.9 33.5 19.7 22.2 0

Service providing

Total all sizes ....................................... 5,933,800 16.7 5.3 5.6 3.1 3.3 3.3 1.4 01 - 10 ................................................... 4,084,870 12.2 2.9 2.8 1.8 0.9 1.9 0.7 – 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,451,290 22.1 7.3 9.9 4.4 7.0 4.7 2.0 050 - 249 ............................................... 348,930 40.0 19.2 15.8 8.9 13.4 11.7 5.1 0250 - 999 ............................................. 41,570 60.5 46.4 35.5 29.1 18.7 21.3 13.2 01,000+ ................................................. 7,150 77.8 70.6 61.4 55.8 26.7 32.9 30.5 1

State government

Total all sizes ....................................... 63,260 51.4 38.4 34.0 31.4 21.5 30.9 24.8 11 - 10 ................................................... 30,680 33.1 24.7 26.0 19.1 10.6 21.1 12.9 – 11 - 49 ................................................. 16,180 65.2 52.0 38.4 52.1 42.0 39.7 31.6 – 50 - 249 ............................................... 10,560 72.1 43.2 37.1 28.3 20.6 32.3 32.5 4250 - 999 ............................................. 4,380 73.3 63.2 56.6 44.1 21.0 52.3 50.2 41,000+ ................................................. 1,450 67.6 64.8 62.8 47.6 29.7 67.6 67.6 1

Local government

Total all sizes ....................................... 153,360 40.2 16.3 23.9 11.0 7.8 14.9 18.2 11 - 10 ................................................... 55,360 14.5 5.2 6.0 4.6 1.9 6.1 7.0 – 11 - 49 ................................................. 49,310 42.1 15.9 29.6 15.2 8.7 17.2 22.7 – 50 - 249 ............................................... 39,190 66.7 24.7 35.7 11.2 12.9 18.8 22.7 0250 - 999 ............................................. 7,210 68.8 43.3 48.5 23.0 13.7 35.4 37.7 01,000+ ................................................. 2,290 76.4 62.0 52.4 33.6 21.8 50.2 51.1 1

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Less than 0.1 percent.

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, omissionof questionnaire response, and questions where more than one response is allowed,

data do not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do noguidelines. A measure of sampling variability for each estimate request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 9. Percent of establishments that have processes or methods to identify customers and visitors and potential or current employ

of violence by industry and size class, 2005

Industry1 and size class Total establishments

Percent of establishments

Clients, customers, visitors, patients Potential or curre

Total Yes

No

process or

method

Data not

available Total Yes

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,361,560 100.0 10.5 88.5 1.0 100.0 41.6 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,976,870 100.0 8.4 90.3 1.3 100.0 33.0 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,813,590 100.0 12.4 87.3 0.3 100.0 54.6 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 489,480 100.0 21.2 78.4 0.3 100.0 73.1 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 68,350 100.0 34.0 65.6 0.4 100.0 85.4 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 13,280 100.0 41.7 58.0 0.4 100.0 87.0 

Private industry2

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,144,950 100.0 10.0 89.0 1.0 100.0 40.7 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,890,830 100.0 8.3 90.3 1.3 100.0 32.7 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,748,090 100.0 11.4 88.3 0.3 100.0 53.8 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 439,730 100.0 19.3 80.4 0.3 100.0 71.4 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 56,760 100.0 31.7 67.8 0.5 100.0 84.4 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 9,540 100.0 39.6 59.9 0.4 100.0 86.1 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 1,211,150 100.0 7.0 91.3 1.7 100.0 34.9 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 805,970 100.0 6.2 91.3 2.5 100.0 28.7 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 296,810 100.0 6.6 93.4 – 100.0 42.4 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 90,800 100.0 11.3 88.5 – 100.0 56.7 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 15,190 100.0 21.7 77.7 0.6 100.0 76.1 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,390 100.0 40.6 59.4 – 100.0 87.4 

Service providing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 5,933,800 100.0 10.6 88.5 0.9 100.0 41.9 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,084,870 100.0 8.8 90.1 1.1 100.0 33.5 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,451,290 100.0 12.4 87.3 0.3 100.0 56.1 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 348,930 100.0 21.4 78.2 0.4 100.0 75.3 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 41,570 100.0 35.4 64.2 0.4 100.0 87.5 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 7,150 100.0 39.4 60.0 0.6 100.0 85.6 

State government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 63,260 100.0 28.3 71.7 – 100.0 72.8 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 30,680 100.0 12.6 87.4 – 100.0 59.7 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 16,180 100.0 48.9 51.1 – 100.0 77.9 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 10,560 100.0 31.7 68.3 – 100.0 95.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 4,380 100.0 46.6 53.7 – 100.0 84.9 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,450 100.0 49.7 50.3 – 100.0 87.6 

Local government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 153,360 100.0 28.6 71.0 0.4 100.0 70.2 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 55,360 100.0 11.1 88.2 – 100.0 50.1 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 49,310 100.0 36.2 63.8 – 100.0 76.0 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 39,190 100.0 40.1 59.3 0.5 100.0 85.7 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 7,210 100.0 44.5 55.3 – 100.0 93.1 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,290 100.0 45.0 55.0 – 100.0 91.3 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, and omissionof questionnaire response, data do not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not

meet publication guidelines. A measure of sampling variability available upon request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 10. Percent of establishments that have a workplace violence prevention program or policy by industry and size clas

Industry1 and size class Total establishments

Percent of establishments

Total

Yes

No

program or

policy

Any policy Written program or

policy

Verbal

program or

policy

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,361,560 100.0 29.1 22.5 11.3 70.1 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,976,870 100.0 20.1 13.4 9.6 78.8 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,813,590 100.0 42.2 35.6 14.2 57.7 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 489,480 100.0 63.8 58.6 17.5 35.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 68,350 100.0 77.4 72.6 18.4 22.4 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 13,280 100.0 86.4 82.4 21.4 13.2 

Private industry2

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 7,144,950 100.0 28.2 21.6 11.2 71.0 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,890,830 100.0 19.6 12.9 9.5 79.3 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,748,090 100.0 41.6 34.9 14.2 58.4 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 439,730 100.0 63.1 57.8 17.2 36.6 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 56,760 100.0 77.8 72.7 19.3 22.0 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 9,540 100.0 88.4 84.6 22.1 11.3 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 1,211,150 100.0 23.6 17.7 10.0 75.3 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 805,970 100.0 16.6 10.4 8.9 81.9 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 296,810 100.0 29.6 24.0 11.1 70.4 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 90,800 100.0 56.6 50.9 15.3 43.2 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 15,190 100.0 75.6 69.9 17.4 24.1 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,390 100.0 88.3 84.5 19.7 11.7 

Service providing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 5,933,800 100.0 29.1 22.4 11.4 70.1 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 4,084,870 100.0 20.2 13.4 9.6 78.7 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 1,451,290 100.0 44.0 37.1 14.8 55.9 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 348,930 100.0 64.8 59.6 17.7 34.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 41,570 100.0 78.6 73.7 20.0 21.2 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 7,150 100.0 88.4 84.6 22.9 11.2 

State government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 63,260 100.0 78.2 73.0 19.1 21.6 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 30,680 100.0 69.8 64.8 17.3 30.2 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 16,180 100.0 82.3 75.9 14.0 17.7 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 10,560 100.0 91.8 86.5 33.4 7.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 4,380 100.0 85.2 82.4 14.2 14.4 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,450 100.0 91.0 86.2 23.4 7.6 

Local government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 153,360 100.0 50.1 43.9 14.7 49.9 1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 55,360 100.0 34.2 24.4 13.6 65.7 11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 49,310 100.0 52.8 48.1 15.1 47.2 50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 39,190 100.0 64.0 60.4 15.9 35.9 250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 7,210 100.0 69.6 66.3 13.3 30.4 1,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,290 100.0 75.1 70.7 17.0 24.5 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses,omission of questionnaire response, and questions where more than one

response is allowed, data do not sum to the totals. Dashes indicado not meet publication guidelines. A measure of sampling variabiestimate is available upon request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 11. Percent of establishments that address selected types of situations in their workplace violence program or

policy by industry and size class, 2005

Industry1 and size class

Total

establishments

with program or

policy

Percent of establishments

Address situations involving

Criminal Customer or client Co-worker Domestic violence Data 

availa

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 2,140,800 52.4 71.9 82.3 44.7 01 - 10 ................................................................................................. 998,470 51.7 72.9 72.3 39.9 –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 765,780 51.7 70.3 90.0 46.1 150 - 249 ............................................................................................. 312,190 54.3 72.0 92.9 52.3 0250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 52,900 59.9 75.3 94.9 65.0 01,000+ ............................................................................................... 11,470 63.6 79.4 96.9 78.4 0

Private industry2

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 2,014,550 52.6 71.4 82.4 44.2 01 - 10 ................................................................................................. 958,090 52.3 72.6 72.0 39.7 –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 726,440 51.8 69.9 90.4 45.6 150 - 249 ............................................................................................. 277,430 54.0 70.8 94.6 51.1 0250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 44,160 59.9 74.4 96.0 65.2 01,000+ ............................................................................................... 8,430 61.3 77.3 98.0 81.1 0

Goods producing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 286,220 34.8 53.2 86.2 38.7 11 - 10 ................................................................................................. 133,420 40.3 63.7 77.8 42.7 –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 87,810 23.6 41.4 91.9 29.2 450 - 249 ............................................................................................. 51,400 36.2 45.4 95.1 38.8 1250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 11,480 46.7 53.7 97.6 58.3 01,000+ ............................................................................................... 2,110 57.3 62.1 99.1 73.0 –

Service providing

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 1,728,330 55.5 74.5 81.8 45.1 01 - 10 ................................................................................................. 824,670 54.3 74.1 71.1 39.2 –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 638,630 55.7 73.8 90.2 47.9 050 - 249 ............................................................................................. 226,030 58.0 76.5 94.5 53.9 0250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 32,680 64.5 81.6 95.4 67.7 01,000+ ............................................................................................... 6,320 62.8 82.4 97.8 83.9 –

State government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 49,460 52.8 86.9 84.6 65.6 3 ( 

1 - 10 ................................................................................................. 21,420 36.6 88.1 83.4 43.7 –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 13,320 66.0 87.8 86.1 85.6 –50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 9,690 64.6 84.8 81.7 83.8 –250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 3,730 62.2 82.6 89.8 69.2 –1,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,320 68.9 87.1 95.5 73.5 –

Local government

Total all sizes ..................................................................................... 76,790 47.1 75.4 78.9 46.7 01 - 10 ................................................................................................. 18,960 38.9 70.6 72.0 43.6 –11 - 49 ............................................................................................... 26,020 42.4 72.7 81.5 38.9 –50 - 249 ............................................................................................. 25,070 54.4 80.8 78.5 52.9 –250 - 999 ........................................................................................... 5,020 58.2 77.7 88.8 60.0 11,000+ ............................................................................................... 1,720 70.3 84.3 92.4 68.6 –

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States,

2002

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Less than 0.1 percent.

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiableresponses, omission of questionnaire response, and questions where

more than one response is allowed, data do not sum to the toDashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelinesmeasure of sampling variability for each estimate is available request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 12. Percent of establishments that provide training on workplace violence prevention by selected topics addressed, industry, and siz

Industry1 and size class Total establishments

Percent of establishments

Total

Training topic addressed

Any 

training

Policy or

program

Domestic

violence

Risk

factors

Prevention

strategies

Reporting

concerns

and

incidents

Oth

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes .................................................................. 7,361,560 100.0 20.8 12.8 4.0 8.0 8.6 16.3 2 ( 

1 - 10 ............................................................................... 4,976,870 100.0 14.6 8.2 2.9 5.9 6.3 10.6 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................. 1,813,590 100.0 29.1 18.1 5.2 11.6 12.2 24.1 2 ( 50 - 249 ........................................................................... 489,480 100.0 45.7 34.2 8.1 13.2 15.9 38.4 0250 - 999 ......................................................................... 68,350 100.0 64.2 50.7 17.2 21.4 20.6 55.5 01,000+ ............................................................................. 13,280 100.0 67.8 56.2 23.2 29.7 31.2 60.7 0

Private industry3

Total all sizes .................................................................. 7,144,950 100.0 20.2 12.3 3.8 7.7 8.4 15.8 2 ( 

1 - 10 ............................................................................... 4,890,830 100.0 14.3 8.0 2.9 5.8 6.2 10.3 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................. 1,748,090 100.0 28.6 17.5 4.9 11.1 12.1 23.6 – 50 - 249 ........................................................................... 439,730 100.0 45.2 34.0 7.6 12.6 15.9 38.3 0250 - 999 ......................................................................... 56,760 100.0 64.0 50.7 17.2 20.2 19.4 56.2 01,000+ ............................................................................. 9,540 100.0 67.2 56.2 22.6 27.4 29.1 60.3 0

Goods producing

Total all sizes .................................................................. 1,211,150 100.0 12.7 9.4 2.1 4.2 3.1 9.8 2 ( 

1 - 10 ............................................................................... 805,970 100.0 8.8 7.5 1.7 3.7 2.7 6.6 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................. 296,810 100.0 13.3 7.1 2.0 4.3 2.8 9.8 – 50 - 249 ........................................................................... 90,800 100.0 36.1 26.6 3.9 6.7 5.7 30.1 – 250 - 999 ......................................................................... 15,190 100.0 59.6 46.4 9.7 14.1 10.9 50.2 01,000+ ............................................................................. 2,390 100.0 75.7 65.7 18.0 23.0 21.3 66.1 – 

Service providing

Total all sizes .................................................................. 5,933,800 100.0 21.7 12.9 4.2 8.4 9.5 17.0 2 ( 

1 - 10 ............................................................................... 4,084,870 100.0 15.4 8.1 3.1 6.2 6.9 11.1 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................. 1,451,290 100.0 31.8 19.6 5.5 12.5 14.0 26.5 – 50 - 249 ........................................................................... 348,930 100.0 47.6 35.9 8.6 14.2 18.5 40.4 0250 - 999 ......................................................................... 41,570 100.0 65.5 52.3 19.9 22.4 22.5 58.4 01,000+ ............................................................................. 7,150 100.0 64.3 52.9 24.2 29.0 31.7 58.3 0

State government

Total all sizes .................................................................. 63,260 100.0 58.0 49.9 18.9 34.1 23.0 49.2 2 ( 

1 - 10 ............................................................................... 30,680 100.0 46.1 40.7 7.9 29.2 15.8 38.3 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................. 16,180 100.0 67.9 52.8 33.4 40.9 30.3 64.0 – 50 - 249 ........................................................................... 10,560 100.0 66.6 61.3 23.6 35.7 25.8 51.5 – 250 - 999 ......................................................................... 4,380 100.0 77.2 69.2 27.6 36.3 32.6 58.2 – 1,000+ ............................................................................. 1,450 100.0 80.0 70.3 31.7 44.1 45.5 71.7 – 

Local government

Total all sizes .................................................................. 153,360 100.0 32.3 20.5 6.4 12.2 9.7 26.6 01 - 10 ............................................................................... 55,360 100.0 17.8 5.6 2.0 4.2 4.7 15.1 – 11 - 49 ............................................................................. 49,310 100.0 33.4 26.9 7.3 17.6 9.8 27.1 – 50 - 249 ........................................................................... 39,190 100.0 45.1 28.6 9.7 13.8 13.2 36.3 0250 - 999 ......................................................................... 7,210 100.0 58.0 39.4 11.1 21.9 22.2 48.0 – 1,000+ ............................................................................. 2,290 100.0 62.9 47.6 20.1 30.1 30.1 55.9 – 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Less than 0.1 percent. 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, omission of

questionnaire response, and questions where more than one ressum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publicasampling variability for each estimate is available upon request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
TABLE 13. Percent of establishments that track the cost of injuries and illnesses and incidents of workplace violence by industry and size c

Industry1 and size class Total establishments

Percent of establishments

Costs of workplace

injuries and illnesses Costs related to incidents of workplace violence

Yes, do

track

No

tracking

Yes, do track - types of costs

Total Workers’ compensation Third party insurance Absenteeism, accident, or injury leave Replace- ment workers Property damage Training 

prevent

costs 

Total all ownerships

Total all sizes ....................................... 7,361,560 43.2 55.5 20.1 17.7 5.0 8.3 2.8 7.3 2.9 1 - 10 ................................................... 4,976,870 34.4 63.9 16.7 14.1 3.8 5.6 1.9 4.9 1.7 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,813,590 56.6 42.8 24.2 22.0 6.8 11.9 3.6 11.0 4.9 50 - 249 ............................................... 489,480 75.5 24.1 35.9 33.3 9.8 19.5 6.8 16.3 7.4 250 - 999 ............................................. 68,350 85.1 14.6 41.5 39.2 12.1 21.4 8.1 20.1 9.7 1,000+ ................................................. 13,280 83.8 15.7 45.3 42.9 12.6 25.6 10.6 23.0 10.2 

Private industry2

Total all sizes ....................................... 7,144,950 42.6 56.0 19.7 17.2 5.0 7.9 2.6 7.1 2.9 1 - 10 ................................................... 4,890,830 34.2 64.1 16.6 14.1 3.8 5.5 1.9 4.8 1.6 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,748,090 56.4 43.1 23.7 21.6 6.7 11.6 3.4 10.7 4.9 50 - 249 ............................................... 439,730 75.2 24.4 34.5 31.9 9.6 18.2 5.7 15.3 7.3 250 - 999 ............................................. 56,760 86.1 13.5 40.4 38.0 12.2 21.2 7.8 20.1 10.0 1,000+ ................................................. 9,540 83.8 15.6 42.9 40.1 11.7 24.3 10.2 21.7 10.7 

Goods producing

Total all sizes ....................................... 1,211,150 49.6 48.3 19.4 17.3 3.6 7.2 3.0 8.1 2.4 1 - 10 ................................................... 805,970 40.5 56.5 19.4 17.4 3.2 6.1 3.4 8.1 2.4 11 - 49 ................................................. 296,810 62.4 37.2 16.0 13.9 3.3 7.5 1.1 6.1 1.5 50 - 249 ............................................... 90,800 80.1 19.6 26.8 24.4 7.4 13.7 4.6 12.9 4.250 - 999 ............................................. 15,190 91.0 8.4 35.3 32.7 10.0 19.6 8.6 18.6 9.3 1,000+ ................................................. 2,390 89.1 9.6 41.4 38.5 10.0 24.3 10.9 23.8 9.2 

Service providing

Total all sizes ....................................... 5,933,800 41.2 57.6 19.8 17.2 5.2 8.1 2.5 6.8 3.0 1 - 10 ................................................... 4,084,870 33.0 65.6 16.1 13.4 4.0 5.4 1.6 4.2 1.5 11 - 49 ................................................. 1,451,290 55.1 44.3 25.3 23.2 7.4 12.5 3.9 11.6 5.6 50 - 249 ............................................... 348,930 74.0 25.6 36.5 33.9 10.2 19.3 6.0 15.9 8.250 - 999 ............................................. 41,570 84.2 15.4 42.3 39.9 13.0 21.8 7.4 20.6 10.2 1,000+ ................................................. 7,150 82.0 17.5 43.4 40.7 12.3 24.3 9.9 21.0 11.2 

State government

Total all sizes ....................................... 63,260 63.3 36.7 33.4 29.2 5.2 17.8 5.4 10.9 4.9 1 - 10 ................................................... 30,680 49.6 50.4 19.8 12.7 3.6 8.6 – 4.0 2.11 - 49 ................................................. 16,180 74.4 25.6 41.7 39.9 8.3 19.6 6.0 14.4 6.4 50 - 249 ............................................... 10,560 76.5 23.6 53.6 52.5 4.9 40.2 9.6 20.8 9.8 250 - 999 ............................................. 4,380 81.1 18.9 45.0 44.1 4.6 21.0 5.9 18.3 5.7 1,000+ ................................................. 1,450 80.0 20.0 46.2 44.1 9.7 22.8 7.6 20.7 7.6 

Local government

Total all sizes ....................................... 153,360 60.5 38.4 35.5 31.9 8.2 20.7 9.3 17.8 5.8 1 - 10 ................................................... 55,360 44.7 54.6 24.0 20.5 2.4 14.3 1.4 7.7 4.4 11 - 49 ................................................. 49,310 60.5 37.3 36.3 32.5 8.8 20.1 10.1 21.7 5.2 50 - 249 ............................................... 39,190 77.9 21.7 47.3 43.5 13.5 29.2 18.7 26.0 7.4 250 - 999 ............................................. 7,210 79.6 20.2 48.1 45.8 15.7 22.7 11.9 20.9 9.8 1,000+ ................................................. 2,290 86.5 14.0 55.0 53.7 17.9 32.8 14.4 29.7 9.6 

1 North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2002 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 

 Note: Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, omission ofquestionnaire response, and questions where more than one response is allowed, data do not

sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publicatisampling variability for each estimate is available upon request. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.