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Figure 30-2: Rate of nonfatal incidents of crime against students ages 12-18 at school and away from school, by type of crime and sex: 2008

Figure 30-2: Rate of nonfatal incidents of crime against students ages 12-18 at school and away from school, by type of crime and sex: 2008

! Interpret data with caution. The standard error of the estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
1 Serious violent crime is also included in violent crime.
NOTE: Total nonfatal crime includes violent crime and theft. Violent crime includes serious violent crime and simple assault. Serious violent crime includes rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. Theft includes purse snatching, pickpocketing, all burglaries, attempted forcible entry, and all attempted and completed thefts except motor vehicle thefts. Theft does not include robbery in which threat or use of force is involved. "At school" includes inside the school building, on school property, or on the way to or from school. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. For more information on the National Crime Victimization Survey, see supplemental note 3.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2008.
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