Crime & Safety Surveys (CSS)
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Table 6.  Percentage of students ages 12–18 who reported there was a lot of crime in the neighborhood where they lived or the neighborhood where they went to school, and among those students, the percentage who reported various supports during school, by feelings of safety during school: School year 2021–22
    There is a teacher or adult at school who:   There is a student at school who:
Feelings of safety Agree there is a lot of crime Really cares about you   Really listens when you have something to say   Tells you when you do a good job   Really cares about you   Listens when you have something to say   Believes that you will be a success  
Those who agree there is a lot of crime where they live                          
Total 9.0 95.0   94.9   94.9   93.6   95.6   93.8  
Do not feel safe in school 7.6 82.9   69.3   73.3   ‡   73.4   ‡  
Feel safe in school 92.4 96.0   97.0   96.7   95.1   97.4   95.8  
Those who agree there is a lot of crime where they go to school                          
Total 9.6 92.9   94.4   92.3   93.0   95.7   94.2  
Do not feel safe in school 13.8 84.7   84.2   80.6   79.1   85.3   88.6  
Feel safe in school 86.2 94.2   96.1   94.2   95.2   97.4   95.1  
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
NOTE: Data include only students who reported being enrolled in grades 6–12 and not receiving any of their education through homeschooling during the school year. Students who agree there is a lot of crime are those who answered “agree” or “strongly agree” to the statements “There is a lot of crime in the neighborhood where you live” or “There is a lot of crime in the neighborhood where you go to school.” Students who do not feel safe in school are those who answered “disagree” or “strongly disagree” to the statement “You feel safe in your school.” Students who feel safe in school are those who answered “agree” or “strongly agree” to the statement “You feel safe in your school.” Students in each column answered “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements listed in the column header.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2022.

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