Nearly 94% of employers reported conducting some training or communication during OSHA’s 2023 safety stand down, yet 38% of workers say they experienced harassment on the job in 2022 and 38% also reported they were not trained on workplace violence prevention. For realtors, that gap matters because the risks span from stalking and threats to escalating incident costs and digital identity theft. Let’s break down the most revealing safety statistics and what they suggest for safer practice.
Key Takeaways
- 10% of persons age 18–24 reported being victims of stalking in the previous 12 months (2016 National Crime Victimization Survey)
- 61% of residential burglary incidents involved entry by force in 2022
- 2.6% of workers in the U.S. reported experiencing violence at work in 2022 (nonfatal workplace violence)
- The U.S. Department of Labor reported that 12,120 workers were killed on the job in 2022
- The U.S. Department of Labor reported 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022 (recordable injuries and illnesses, private industry)
- OSHA’s 2023 National Safety Stand-Down results showed 94% of employers reported that they conducted some form of training/communication for the stand-down day
- The global workplace safety market is forecast to reach $62.5 billion by 2028 (driven by incident management, training, and protective technologies)
- The global physical security market is projected to reach $125.7 billion by 2030 (includes video surveillance, access control, and safety solutions)
- 2023 IC3 reported 71,000+ complaints involving identity theft (cost-relevant digital safety exposure)
- 7.6% of adults experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days in 2022 (share of population with elevated distress—risk context for harassment/violence exposure in service settings)
- 37% of workers reported experiencing harassment at work in 2022 (share experiencing workplace harassment—general occupational safety context)
- 4.8% of adults reported being threatened with violence in the past 12 months in 2022 (threatened violence prevalence—general threat exposure)
- 1.7 million workplace injuries requiring days away from work occurred in 2022 (days-away case volume—occupational harm proxy relevant to safety programs)
- 38% of workers reported that they were not trained on workplace violence prevention (training gap prevalence—prevention context)
- Reported healthcare costs averaged $6,800 per nonfatal workplace injury in 2022 (average medical cost per case—national estimate)
Stalking, burglary, workplace violence, and training gaps show realtor safety must use stronger prevention and tech now.
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Market & Risk Drivers
110% of persons age 18–24 reported being victims of stalking in the previous 12 months (2016 National Crime Victimization Survey)[1]
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261% of residential burglary incidents involved entry by force in 2022[2]
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32.6% of workers in the U.S. reported experiencing violence at work in 2022 (nonfatal workplace violence)[3]
Directional
410.8% of workers reported threats of violence in 2022 (workplace violence survey results)[4]
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5A 2015–2019 study found that intimate partner stalking victims had a median 13–17 incidents over a 1-year period depending on victimization definition (risk profile indicator)[5]
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Market & Risk Drivers Interpretation
For the Market & Risk Drivers angle, realtor-related exposure to personal and property risk is substantial as 61% of 2022 residential burglaries involved entry by force and 2.6% of workers reported nonfatal workplace violence, while threats were reported by 10.8% of workers and young adults aged 18–24 faced 10% stalking victimization in the prior year.
Training & Compliance
1The U.S. Department of Labor reported that 12,120 workers were killed on the job in 2022[6]
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2The U.S. Department of Labor reported 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022 (recordable injuries and illnesses, private industry)[7]
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3OSHA’s 2023 National Safety Stand-Down results showed 94% of employers reported that they conducted some form of training/communication for the stand-down day[8]
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4OSHA’s guidance documents recommend implementing workplace violence prevention plans; OSHA issued its 2022 workplace violence prevention guidance affecting covered employers[9]
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Training & Compliance Interpretation
With 94% of employers reporting training or communication during OSHA’s 2023 Safety Stand-Down and OSHA pushing workplace violence prevention plans in 2022, the numbers suggest Realtor Safety’s Training and Compliance efforts are increasingly becoming a standard expectation to help reduce the very real risk reflected in 12,120 job fatalities and 2.8 million recordable injuries and illnesses in 2022.
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Technology & Costs
1The global workplace safety market is forecast to reach $62.5 billion by 2028 (driven by incident management, training, and protective technologies)[10]
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2The global physical security market is projected to reach $125.7 billion by 2030 (includes video surveillance, access control, and safety solutions)[11]
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32023 IC3 reported 71,000+ complaints involving identity theft (cost-relevant digital safety exposure)[12]
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4The Smart Home market reached $87.0 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to $141.7 billion by 2028 (installation of safety tech can influence realtor safety tooling adoption)[13]
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5The global video surveillance market size was $52.3 billion in 2023 (camera and monitoring tech spend proxy relevant to safety systems)[14]
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6The global access control market size was $14.9 billion in 2023 (physical access safety systems spend proxy)[15]
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7The global workplace violence prevention market is projected to reach $1.93 billion by 2030 (training and safety tech growth indicator)[16]
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Technology & Costs Interpretation
With incident management and protective technologies projected to push the global workplace safety market to $62.5 billion by 2028 and the physical security market to $125.7 billion by 2030, technology spending for safety and access control is clearly scaling, while the $87.0 billion smart home market in 2023 growing to $141.7 billion by 2028 suggests rising adoption of cost relevant safety tooling that can directly support realtor safety.
Crime & Victimization
17.6% of adults experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days in 2022 (share of population with elevated distress—risk context for harassment/violence exposure in service settings)[17]
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237% of workers reported experiencing harassment at work in 2022 (share experiencing workplace harassment—general occupational safety context)[18]
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Crime & Victimization Interpretation
In the Crime & Victimization angle, 37% of workers reported experiencing harassment at work in 2022 and 7.6% of adults had serious psychological distress in the past 30 days, underscoring that a large share of people are already facing stress and harassment risks in everyday service environments that can heighten exposure concerns for realtors.
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Workplace Risk & Prevention
14.8% of adults reported being threatened with violence in the past 12 months in 2022 (threatened violence prevalence—general threat exposure)[19]
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Workplace Risk & Prevention Interpretation
In the Workplace Risk and Prevention category, 4.8% of adults reported being threatened with violence in the past 12 months in 2022, signaling that threat exposure is a real and measurable risk to address in real estate workplaces.
Occupational Data
11.7 million workplace injuries requiring days away from work occurred in 2022 (days-away case volume—occupational harm proxy relevant to safety programs)[20]
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238% of workers reported that they were not trained on workplace violence prevention (training gap prevalence—prevention context)[21]
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Occupational Data Interpretation
Occupational data suggests a major safety and prevention gap for Realtors, with 1.7 million workplace injuries in 2022 indicating ongoing harm risk and 38% of workers reporting they were not trained in workplace violence prevention.
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Cost & Impact
1Reported healthcare costs averaged $6,800 per nonfatal workplace injury in 2022 (average medical cost per case—national estimate)[22]
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2The average cost of a workplace security incident was $12,200 in 2023 (mean cost—security incident cost study)[23]
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363% of organizations reported security incidents increased insurance premiums in the past 12 months (insurance cost impact—survey statistic)[24]
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Cost & Impact Interpretation
From a Cost & Impact perspective, security and injury incidents are hitting budgets hard, with average workplace medical costs at $6,800 per nonfatal injury and security incidents costing $12,200 on average in 2023, while 63% of organizations say these incidents have already driven up their insurance premiums in the past year.
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Models
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