2010 Census

Census Workers Have Been Attacked By Animals 24 Times, Assaulted 88 Times

Justin Elliott | June 21, 2010, 4:22PM

There were 409 threats or assaults on Census workers making home visits between May and last Friday, 24 of which were animal attacks and 13 of which involved shots fired, according to data given to TPMmuckraker by the Census Bureau.

The Washington Post had a good story Sunday looking at the hazards of Census work. The paper noted that this year has seen more than double the 181 incidents reported last time around, in 2000.

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