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The following factors increase a worker's risk for workplace violence:
- Contact with the public
- Delivery of passengers, goods, or services
- Having a mobile workplace such as a taxicab or police cruiser
- Working with unstable persons in health care, social services, or criminal justice settings
- Working alone or in small numbers
- Working late at night or during early morning hours
- Working in high-crime areas
- Guarding expensive goods
- Working where alcohol is served
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Read more about preventing violence in high-risk occupations, such as driving taxis, making deliveries, or working in retail businesses.
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