The purpose of this thesis was to study occupational injury reports of the violence against healthcare staff during the years 2002–2020 throughout Sweden and Gävleborg, and inspect the differences between the cases. Furthermore, this thesis aimed to study the improvements the care staff in Gävleborg submitted in their applications, and see if the improvements in Gävleborg could be used to prevent the violence-categories. The results show an increased frequency of reports from 2002 until 2020. Violence without weapons accounts for 81% of the total reports. The share of work environment /routines reports decreased from 27% to 6%between 2009 and 2020 in Sweden. The content analysis showed that the improvements could be used to prevent violence against the care staff. In Gävleborg there was a sharp uptake in reports as of 2016. In conclusion, the reports have increased and the improvements in the reportscould help prevent workplace violence.