Survey: Rate of Violent Crime Increased in U.S. Hospitals Last Year


This article/chart originally ran on www.CampusSafetyMagazine.com


The rate of violent crime, assaults and disorderly conduct incidents at U.S. hospitals in 2013 was significantly higher compared to the previous year, according to research released by the IHSS Foundation. The violent crime rate per 100 U.S. hospital beds rose 25%, from 2.0 incidents in 2012 to 2.5 incidents last year, while the assault rate increased from 10.7 to 11.1. The rate of disorderly conduct incidents experienced the biggest jump, from 28 per 100 hospital beds in 2012 to 39.2 (40%) last year.


Although American hospitals saw increases in these categories, the Canadian healthcare violent crime rate remained steady last year, at .1. The assault rate rose slightly, the rate of disorderly conduct and incidents decreased.


In a separate IHSS Foundation study 89% of the hospitals surveyed had at least one event of workplace violence in the previous 12 months.


Read more California Lawmakers Pursue Workplace Safety Bill in Wake of Attacks on Nurses


California lawmakers are considering a bill (SB 1299) sponsored by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United to address workplace violence against healthcare workers. The bill was prompted in large part by two recent attacks on nurses in Los Angeles-area hospitals, in which one nurse was repeatedly stabbed with a knife and another was stabbed in the ear with a pencil.


The bill, introduced by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), would require the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal-OSHA) to develop and implement regulations requiring hospitals to establish plans to address and prevent workplace violence.


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