Table 2.3. Number of student-reported nonfatal crimes against students ages 12–18 and rate of crimes per 1,000 students away from school, by type of crime and selected student and school characteristics: 2006

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008

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April 2009

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Table 2.3.

Number of student-reported nonfatal crimes against students ages 12–18 and rate of crimes per 1,000 students away from school, by type of crime and selected student and school characteristics: 2006

Student or school characteristic	Number of crimes							Rate of crimes per 1,000 students
Student or school characteristic	Total	Theft		Violent		Serious violent¹		Total	Theft	Violent		Serious violent¹
Away from school
Total	1,312,000	659,400		652,600		284,100		49	25	24		11

Sex
Male	665,500	356,300		309,300		136,900		49	26	23		10
Female	646,500	303,200		343,300		147,200		50	23	26		11

Age
12–14	424,300	233,600		190,700		82,900		34	19	15		7
15–18	887,700	425,800		461,800		201,300		62	30	32		14

Race/ethnicity²
White	751,600	382,800		368,800		171,200		47	24	23		11
Black	255,400	116,700		138,600		68,200		62	28	34		17
Hispanic	222,900	116,500		106,400		31,900	!	46	24	22		7	!
Other	82,100	43,400	!	38,700	!	‡		44	23	21	!	‡

Household income
Less than $15,000	192,300	83,400		108,800		40,300	!	92	40	52		19	!
$15,000–29,999	218,700	106,400		112,300		37,300	!	71	35	36		12	!
$30,000–49,999	245,200	92,100		153,100		53,400		54	20	33		12
$50,000–74,999	205,900	118,400		87,400		40,100	!	50	29	21		10	!
$75,000 or more	236,700	160,600		76,000		45,000		33	22	11		6	!
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate based on 10 or fewer sample cases.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹Serious violent crimes are also included in violent crimes.
²Other includes Asians, Pacific Islanders, and American Indians (including Alaska Natives). Respondents who identified themselves as being of Hispanic origin are classified as Hispanic, regardless of their race.
NOTE: Serious violent crimes include rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes include serious violent crimes and simple assault. Theft includes purse snatching, pick pocketing, 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. Total crimes include violent crimes and theft. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and missing data on student characteristics. Estimates of number of crimes are rounded to the nearest 100. Due to changes in survey methodology in 2006 that mainly affected rural areas, national-level estimates were not comparable to estimates based on NCVS data from previous years. For more information, please see appendix A (301 KB). Although Indicators 2 and 3 present information on similar topics, the survey sources for these two indicators differ with respect to time coverage and administration. For more information on these two surveys, please see appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2006.

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