title: The 1999 IAHSS survey--crime in hospitals.
abstract: The 1999 IAHSS crime survey attracted the largest number of participants since 1991. Their data confirm the continued reported drop in property crimes--fueled by the decline in larceny theft--in the past few surveys. A smaller drop in violent crimes in 1999 compared to the average for the decade is also reported. Most hospital crimes continue to take place inside a building (by three to one) and the hospital employee continues to be the most likely victim.
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D003625:Data Collection; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology