.............................................................................. 606 Taxicab Driver Homicides: United States and Canada 1980-1994 This section is best viewed with a wide screen or wide margins. Appendix A: NIOSH tables ------------------------ Tables from Dawn Castillo; personal communication and unpublished data, US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research, Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch, Injury Surveillance Section, March 2, 1993. National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) Surveillance System: Occupational Homicides of Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs, United States, 1980 through 1989 Year* Homicides Percent 1980 32 11 1981 33 11 1982 27 9 1983 24 8 1984 35 12 1985 35 12 1986 28 10 1987 14 5 1988 31 11 1989 30 10 --- --- Total 289 100 * Homicides were underreported from 1980 through 1984 because of policies in four states which prohibited the identification of work-related homicides Gender Homicides Percent Male 282 98 Female 7 2 --- --- Total 289 100 Age group (years) Homicides Percent 16-19 1 <1 20-24 18 6 25-34 81 28 35-44 86 30 45-54 51 18 55-64 37 13 65+ 13 5 Unknown 2 1 --- --- Total 289 100 National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) Surveillance System: Occupational Homicides of Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs, United States, 1980 through 1989 Race Homicides Percent White 151 52 Black 112 39 Hispanic 11 4 Asian 8 3 Other 5 2 Unknown 2 1 --- --- Total 289 100 Hour of Injury Homicides Percent 12am - 5:59am 77 27 6am - 11:59am 14 5 12pm - 5:59pm 24 8 6pm - 11:59pm 70 24 Unknown 104 36 --- --- Total 289 100 Method Homicides Percent Firearms 220 76 Cutting/piercing 51 18 Other/unknown 18 6 --- --- Totals 289 100 Rates per 100,000 Workers of Occupational Homicide Among Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs, United States, 1983 through 1989 Rate Total 15.1 Male 14.8 ND = Not determined due to the instability Female ND of rates based on small numbers. Black 27.6 * Employment data were not available for Non-black* 11.6 whites separate from other groups. The following information is from NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in Preventing Homicides in the Workplace, Sept. 1993 Workplaces with the highest rates of occupational homicide, 1980-89 Workplaces and SIC* codes Number of homicides Rate+ Taxicab establishments (412) 287 26.9 Liquor stores (592) 115 8.0 Gas stations (554) 304 5.6 Detective/protective services (7381, 7382) 152 5.0 Justice/public order establishments (92) 640 3.4 Grocery stores (541) 806 3.2 Jewelry stores (5944) 56 3.2 Hotels/motels (701) 153 1.5 Eating/drinking places (58) 734 1.5 *Standard Industrial Classification. Workplaces were classified according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 [OMB 1987]. +Number per 100,000 workers per year. Occupations with the highest rates of occupational homicide, 1980-89 Number of Occupations and BOC* codes homicides Rate+ Taxicab drivers/chauffeurs (809) 289 15.1 Law enforcement officers (police officers/sheriffs)(418, 423) 520 9.3 Hotel clerks (317) 40 5.1 Gas station workers (885) 164 4.5 Security guards (426) 253 3.6 Stock handlers/baggers (877) 260 3.1 Store owners/managers (243) 1065 2.8 Bartenders (434) 84 2.1 *Bureau of Census. Occupations were classified according to the 1980 Census of the Population: Alphabetic Index of Industries and Occupations [US Department of Commerce 1982]. +Number per 100,000 workers per year. --------------------------------------------------------------------- For additional information, see "NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in Preventing Homicides in the Workplace" [DHHS (NIOSH) 93-109] or call 1-800-35-NIOSH. Single copies of the Alert are available free from the following: Publications Dissemination, DSDTT National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 4676 Columbia Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45226 Fax number: (513) 533-8573 ---------------------------------------------------------------------