- National Credit Verification Service says that 25% of the MBA degrees it verifies on resumes are false.
- The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) states 45% of all resumes contain one major fabrication.
- 30% of small business failure is caused by employee theft. (Chamber of Commerce)
- Internal employee related thefts occur 15 times greater than external theft. (Chamber of Commerce)
- Workers between the ages of 18 and 38 change jobs an average of 10 times. (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Embezzlement losses exceed $4 billion every year. (Chamber of Commerce)
- The NY Times conducted a study of business losses and estimated that 72% of shrinkage is due to employee theft.
- Employee fraud costs companies more than $400 billion dollars annually. The average organization loses an estimated 6% of its annual revenue. Companies with less than 100 employees often lack proper internal controls, making them an easy target for dishonest employees.
- One out of every six crimes occurs in the workplace and homicide is the second leading cause of workplace death in the United States.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that 34% of all job applications contain lies regarding experience, education, and the ability to perform essential functions of the job.
- The average award in a workplace violence lawsuit exceeds $1,000,000 per case.
- The National Retail Merchants Association released statistics that show "employee theft accounts for an estimated 60% to 70% of all retail losses.
- 37.6% of surveyed college students admit to a history of criminal acts.
- According to the Bureau of National Affairs, from $15-25 billion is lost each year due to employee theft.
- On-the-job violence costs employers $36 billion each year.
