Table 229.40.

Percentage of public schools reporting incidents of crime at school to the police, number of incidents, and rate per 1,000 students, by type of crime and selected school characteristics: 2009–10

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
School characteristic	Total number of schools		Violent incidents															Theft3						Other incidents4
			All violent1						Serious violent2
			Percent of schools		Number of incidents		Rate per 1,000 students		Percent of schools			Number of incidents			Rate per 1,000 students			Percent of schools		Number of incidents		Rate per 1,000 students		Percent of schools		Number of incidents		Rate per 1,000 students
1	2		3		4		5		6			7			8			9		10		11		12		13		14
Total	82,800	(460)	39.9	(1.13)	303,900	(13,310)	6.4	(0.28)	10.4		(0.62)	23,500		(2,320)	0.5		(0.05)	25.4	(1.01)	122,800	(4,180)	2.6	(0.09)	46.3	(1.23)	262,400	(8,260)	5.5	(0.17)
School level5
Primary	48,900	(340)	21.1	(1.60)	35,300	(5,400)	1.6	(0.23)	5.5		(0.84)	6,100		(1,450)	0.3		(0.06)	9.3	(1.18)	9,500	(1,950)	0.4	(0.09)	30.3	(1.78)	40,100	(3,810)	1.8	(0.17)
Middle	15,300	(100)	65.9	(1.53)	100,100	(6,140)	10.7	(0.64)	15.5		(1.25)	6,300		(850)	0.7		(0.09)	41.1	(1.81)	27,100	(2,110)	2.9	(0.23)	65.4	(1.32)	60,300	(2,600)	6.4	(0.29)
High school	12,200	(70)	76.6	(1.61)	146,200	(10,520)	11.8	(0.84)	24.9		(1.16)	10,200		(1,120)	0.8		(0.09)	64.1	(1.59)	73,800	(3,370)	6.0	(0.31)	83.6	(1.32)	146,200	(5,850)	11.8	(0.50)
Combined	6,400	(200)	51.0	(5.72)	22,300	(3,820)	7.5	(1.20)	8.4		(2.41)	1,000	!	(400)	0.3	!	(0.13)	36.9	(5.41)	12,500	(2,420)	4.2	(0.84)	52.0	(4.86)	15,900	(2,350)	5.3	(0.82)
Enrollment size
Less than 300	18,900	(400)	22.6	(2.54)	14,800	(2,740)	3.6	(0.67)	4.7	!	(1.44)	1,400		(380)	0.3		(0.09)	14.6	(2.73)	7,800	(2,210)	1.9	(0.53)	30.1	(2.59)	16,000	(2,590)	3.9	(0.66)
300–499	25,200	(180)	31.4	(2.29)	36,800	(4,240)	3.6	(0.42)	7.1		(1.32)	3,700		(860)	0.4		(0.08)	17.1	(1.91)	12,800	(1,780)	1.2	(0.17)	40.2	(2.58)	33,100	(2,720)	3.2	(0.27)
500–999	29,800	(100)	45.6	(1.79)	93,400	(6,070)	4.8	(0.31)	10.6		(1.04)	7,900		(1,440)	0.4		(0.07)	26.4	(1.40)	31,000	(2,410)	1.6	(0.12)	48.9	(2.08)	74,300	(4,010)	3.8	(0.20)
1,000 or more	8,900	(60)	81.1	(1.67)	159,000	(12,100)	11.9	(0.90)	31.1		(1.67)	10,600		(1,100)	0.8		(0.08)	68.4	(1.70)	71,200	(3,640)	5.3	(0.29)	89.0	(1.72)	139,000	(5,870)	10.4	(0.46)
Locale
City	21,500	(190)	42.5	(2.01)	94,100	(4,900)	6.8	(0.35)	14.0		(1.45)	9,200		(1,460)	0.7		(0.11)	23.7	(1.65)	37,000	(3,420)	2.7	(0.24)	50.6	(1.85)	91,000	(4,370)	6.6	(0.31)
Suburban	23,800	(240)	39.9	(1.80)	107,600	(12,150)	6.5	(0.72)	10.0		(1.11)	7,300		(1,280)	0.4		(0.08)	26.3	(1.46)	39,900	(2,430)	2.4	(0.14)	47.5	(2.11)	85,700	(5,410)	5.2	(0.28)
Town	12,100	(110)	43.1	(3.06)	39,100	(3,510)	6.6	(0.56)	9.9		(1.91)	2,100		(350)	0.4		(0.06)	26.9	(2.33)	16,400	(1,720)	2.8	(0.27)	48.1	(3.27)	35,900	(3,090)	6.1	(0.52)
Rural	25,300	(300)	36.0	(1.93)	63,200	(5,590)	5.7	(0.52)	8.1		(1.22)	4,900		(1,110)	0.4		(0.10)	25.3	(2.00)	29,500	(2,930)	2.7	(0.27)	40.8	(1.89)	49,800	(2,620)	4.5	(0.26)
Percent combined enrollment of      Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific      Islander, and American Indian/      Alaska Native students
Less than 5 percent	11,700	(980)	36.5	(3.00)	20,000	(2,360)	4.3	(0.42)	7.1		(1.64)	1,400		(400)	0.3		(0.09)	23.5	(2.54)	10,200	(1,490)	2.2	(0.32)	38.5	(3.20)	20,200	(2,820)	4.3	(0.49)
5 percent to less than 20 percent	20,900	(1,080)	35.8	(1.72)	48,800	(3,620)	4.4	(0.32)	6.5		(0.80)	3,200		(450)	0.3		(0.04)	24.8	(1.66)	30,100	(2,970)	2.7	(0.26)	40.1	(2.31)	53,200	(3,810)	4.7	(0.32)
20 percent to less than 50 percent	20,000	(650)	41.7	(2.20)	75,000	(5,870)	5.9	(0.50)	10.3		(1.16)	5,000		(710)	0.4		(0.06)	26.8	(1.71)	34,900	(2,900)	2.7	(0.23)	46.3	(2.29)	65,500	(4,240)	5.1	(0.33)
50 percent or more	30,100	(1,270)	42.8	(2.36)	160,200	(13,150)	8.5	(0.67)	14.5		(1.27)	14,100		(2,310)	0.7		(0.12)	25.7	(1.78)	47,500	(3,470)	2.5	(0.19)	53.7	(2.25)	123,500	(6,250)	6.6	(0.34)
Percent of students eligible for      free or reduced-price lunch
0–25	17,100	(690)	33.8	(1.98)	42,200	(3,270)	3.6	(0.25)	7.4		(0.76)	3,600		(560)	0.3		(0.04)	26.8	(1.72)	30,500	(2,420)	2.6	(0.20)	40.6	(2.55)	54,200	(3,980)	4.6	(0.31)
26–50	22,700	(1,050)	42.7	(1.92)	76,100	(4,170)	5.8	(0.33)	10.7		(1.31)	5,000		(670)	0.4		(0.05)	31.2	(1.83)	43,300	(3,740)	3.3	(0.29)	48.0	(2.92)	76,900	(5,010)	5.9	(0.36)
51–75	23,800	(1,020)	40.3	(2.50)	87,200	(6,600)	7.1	(0.51)	8.8		(1.01)	5,400		(1,160)	0.4		(0.09)	22.9	(1.95)	31,200	(3,220)	2.6	(0.25)	47.5	(2.55)	72,300	(5,400)	5.9	(0.40)
76–100	19,100	(940)	41.4	(2.91)	98,400	(13,140)	9.8	(1.28)	14.7		(1.92)	9,500		(2,230)	0.9		(0.22)	20.3	(1.88)	17,800	(2,030)	1.8	(0.19)	48.0	(2.76)	59,000	(4,970)	5.8	(0.49)
Student/teacher ratio6
Less than 12	12,300	(960)	36.8	(3.46)	29,000	(3,330)	6.9	(0.74)	8.7		(1.85)	2,200		(450)	0.5		(0.11)	24.8	(3.36)	11,400	(1,470)	2.7	(0.38)	46.4	(3.51)	22,100	(2,730)	5.3	(0.65)
12–16	32,600	(960)	41.5	(1.96)	128,500	(13,490)	7.4	(0.75)	10.0		(1.10)	7,900		(900)	0.5		(0.05)	25.8	(1.43)	42,100	(3,230)	2.4	(0.18)	45.6	(1.77)	88,900	(6,080)	5.1	(0.33)
More than 16	37,900	(1,000)	39.4	(1.76)	146,400	(8,760)	5.7	(0.33)	11.3		(0.83)	13,400		(2,210)	0.5		(0.08)	25.3	(1.55)	69,300	(3,600)	2.7	(0.15)	46.9	(1.67)	151,500	(6,510)	5.9	(0.26)

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

1 All violent incidents include serious violent incidents (see footnote 2) as well as physical attack or fight without a weapon and threat of physical attack without a weapon.

2 Serious violent incidents include rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or fight with a weapon, threat of physical attack with a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon.

3 Theft/larceny (taking things worth over $10 without personal confrontation) was defined for respondents as "the unlawful taking of another person's property without personal confrontation, threat, violence, or bodily harm." This includes pocket picking, stealing a purse or backpack (if left unattended or no force was used to take it from owner), theft from a building, theft from a motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts or accessories, theft of a bicycle, theft from a vending machine, and all other types of thefts.

4 "Other incidents" include possession of a firearm or explosive device; possession of a knife or sharp object; distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs or alcohol; inappropriate distribution, possession, or use of prescription drugs; and vandalism.

5 Primary schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not higher than grade 3 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 8. Middle schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 4 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 9. High schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 9 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 12. Combined schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools.

6 Student/teacher ratio was calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the school by the total number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers. Information regarding the total number of FTE teachers was obtained from the Common Core of Data (CCD), the sampling frame for SSOCS.

NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. "At school" was defined to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Respondents were instructed to include incidents that occurred before, during, or after normal school hours or when school activities or events were in session. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2010. (This table was prepared September 2013.)