| Figure 14-2: Percentage of public schools recording violent incidents of crime that occurred at school, by number of incidents and school locale: School year 2009-10 |
 |
|
NOTE: Violent incidents include serious violent incidents (rape or attempted rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or fight with a weapon, threat of physical attack with a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon), physical attack or fight without a weapon, and threat of physical attack without a weapon. "At school" was defined to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Respondents were instructed to include incidents that occurred before, during, or after normal school hours or when school activities or events were in session. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. For more information on locale, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. For more information on the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2010. |
