Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table A-30-2. Rate of nonfatal incidents of crime against students ages 12-18 at school and away from school, by type of crime and selected student characteristics: 2008

[Per 1,000 students]
	At school							Away from school
Student characteristic	Total	Theft		Violent		Serious violent¹		Total	Theft		Violent		Serious violent¹
Total	47	24		24		4		38	19		19		8
Sex
Male	55	26		29		6		45	20		25		10
Female	40	21		19		3	!	31	18		12		5

Age
12–14	49	22		27		5		25	14		12		4
15–18	46	25		21		4		49	24		25		11

Race/ethnicity²
White	44	21		23		2	!	40	21		19		6
Black	68	31		37		7	!	40	16		25		15
Hispanic	47	27		20		9	!	31	17		14		9	!
Other	32	21	!	11	!	‡		38	24		15	!	‡

Household income
Less than $15,000	72	19	!	54		‡		77	20	!	57		14	!
$15,000–29,999	41	25		16	!	‡		62	29		33		10	!
$30,000–49,999	49	26		23		6	!	35	17		18		9	!
$50,000–74,999	56	24		31		6	!	31	18		12	!	5	!
$75,000 or more	41	25		16		1	!	35	21		14		7	!
! Interpret with caution. The standard error of the estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate’s value.
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
¹ Serious violent crime is also included in violent crime.
² Other includes Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
NOTE: Total 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 and missing data on student characteristics. 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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