Figure 20.1. Percentage of public schools that used selected safety and security measures: School year 2007

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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009

NCES 2010-012
December 2009

List of Figures

Figure 20.1.

Percentage of public schools that used selected safety and security measures: School year 2007–08

¹ Excludes athletes.
² One or more check, sweep, or camera.
³ For example, drugs or weapons. Does not include dog sniffs.
NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. Respondents were instructed to respond only for those times that were during normal school hours or when school activities or events were in session, unless the survey specified otherwise.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2008.