Table 2.2. Number of student-reported nonfatal crimes against students ages 12–18 and rate of crimes per 1,000 students at school, by type of crime and selected student characteristics: 2008

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010

NCES 2011-002
November 2010

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Table 2.2.

Number of student-reported nonfatal crimes against students ages 12–18 and rate of crimes per 1,000 students at school, by type of crime and selected student characteristics: 2008

	Number of crimes						Rate of crimes per 1,000 students
Student characteristic	Total	Theft	Violent		Serious violent¹		Total	Theft	Violent		Serious violent¹
At school
Total	1,248,800	619,000	629,800		113,300		47	24	24		4

Sex
Male	736,900	350,800	386,100		75,400		55	26	29		6
Female	511,900	268,100	243,700		37,900	!	40	21	19		3	!

Age
12–14	589,800	267,300	322,600		58,000		49	22	27		5
15–18	658,900	351,700	307,200		55,300		46	25	21		4

Race/ethnicity²
White	696,500	327,200	369,300		35,400	!	44	21	23		2	!
Black	259,700	117,300	142,400		28,000	!	68	31	37		7	!
Hispanic	240,200	140,100	100,100		44,000	!	47	27	20		9	!
Other	52,300	34,400	17,900	!	5,800	!	32	21	11	!	4	!

Household income
Less than $15,000	108,200	27,900	80,300		8,100	!	72	19	54		5	!
$15,000–29,999	113,900	68,900	45,000		8,400	!	41	25	16		3	!
$30,000–49,999	207,700	109,100	98,700		26,000	!	49	26	23		6	!
$50,000–74,999	212,100	92,400	119,700		21,400	!	56	24	31		6	!
$75,000 or more	310,100	187,500	122,600		10,400	!	41	25	16		1	!
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate based on 10 or fewer sample cases. ¹ Serious violent crimes are also included in violent crimes. ² Other includes Asians, Pacific Islanders, and American Indians (including Alaska Natives). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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, 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. Total crimes include violent crimes and theft. “At school” includes inside the school building, on school property, or on the way to or from school. 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. Population size is 26,314,000 students ages 12–18 in 2008. 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. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2008.

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