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One in six workers has a drug problem.

Source: Don’t Hire A Crook, Dennis DeMay and James R. Flowers Jr.

4.4% of applicants admit to theft of cash from an employer.

Source: Reid Psychological Systems

On average, in U.S. businesses, at least half of all new hires “don’t work out".

Source: Fortune

On-the-job violence costs employers $36 billion each year.

Source: Workplace Violence Research Institute

The average award in a workplace violence lawsuit exceeds $1M.

Source: Workplace Violence Research Institute

Fraud costs U.S. businesses more than $600 billion annually.

Source: The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

34% of all application forms contain outright lies.

Source: Wall Street Journal

30% of jobseekers exaggerate their accomplishments.

Source: The Complete Reference Checking Book, by Edward C. Adler

87% of US firms now test employees and applicants for drug use.

Source: Don’t Hire A Crook, Dennis DeMay and James R. Flowers Jr.

33% of applicants admit to being tempted to steal
from an employer.

Source: Security Magazine

30% of all business failures are caused
by employee theft.

Source: American Management Association and US Chamber of Commerce

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