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| Table 229.30. | Percentage of public schools recording violent incidents of crime at school, number of incidents, and rate per 1,000 students, by category of violent incident and selected school characteristics: 2009-10 and 2013-14 |
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| School characteristic | 2009-10 | 2013-141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total number of public schools | All violent incidents2 | Serious violent incidents3 | Total number of public schools | All violent incidents2 | Serious violent incidents3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of schools recording | Number of incidents |
Rate per 1,000 students | Percent of schools recording | Number of incidents |
Rate per 1,000 students | Percent of schools recording | Number of incidents |
Rate per 1,000 students4 | Percent of schools recording | Number of incidents |
Rate per 1,000 students4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 82,800 | (460) | 73.8 | (1.07) | 1,183,700 | (44,390) | 25.0 | (0.91) | 16.4 | (0.94) | 52,500 | (5,510) | 1.1 | (0.12) | 84,100 | (840) | 65.0 | (1.46) | 757,000 | (48,540) | 15.4 | (1.04) | 13.1 | (1.00) | 25,700 | (2,730) | 0.5 | (0.06) | ||||
| School level5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 48,900 | (340) | 64.4 | (1.63) | 482,100 | (37,320) | 21.3 | (1.64) | 13.0 | (1.42) | 21,900 | (3,780) | 1.0 | (0.17) | 49,700 | (800) | 52.8 | (2.18) | 318,300 | (43,530) | 13.0 | (1.85) | 9.2 | (1.25) | 7,700 | (1,250) | 0.3 | (0.05) | ||||
| Middle | 15,300 | (100) | 90.5 | (1.10) | 375,200 | (19,310) | 40.0 | (2.04) | 18.9 | (1.46) | 13,600 | (2,360) | 1.5 | (0.25) | 16,100 | (250) | 87.6 | (1.93) | 228,700 | (15,050) | 23.3 | (1.58) | 18.3 | (1.92) | 7,600 | (1,150) | 0.8 | (0.12) | ||||
| High school/combined | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 18,400 | (330) | 78.0 | (2.53) | 209,900 | (15,680) | 13.9 | (0.98) | 19.3 | (1.85) | 10,400 | (1,960) | 0.7 | (0.13) | ||||
| High school | 12,200 | (70) | 90.9 | (1.21) | 264,400 | (12,910) | 21.4 | (1.05) | 27.6 | (1.35) | 13,500 | (1,690) | 1.1 | (0.14) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Combined | 6,400 | (200) | 73.7 | (5.33) | 62,000 | (7,570) | 20.8 | (2.21) | 15.5 | (3.72) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | 18,900 | (400) | 62.8 | (3.25) | 111,300 | (17,230) | 27.2 | (4.08) | 10.4 | (2.11) | 6,100 | ! | (2,100) | 1.5 | ! | (0.51) | 19,500 | (1,540) | 54.6 | (4.18) | 72,200 | (15,010) | 16.0 | (2.74) | 11.3 | (2.58) | ‡ | (†) | 0.8 | (0.19) | ||
| 300-499 | 25,200 | (180) | 71.3 | (2.34) | 274,400 | (25,110) | 26.5 | (2.44) | 15.7 | (2.14) | 14,200 | (3,560) | 1.4 | (0.35) | 25,400 | (1,250) | 60.7 | (2.80) | 202,700 | (38,450) | 19.5 | (3.80) | 10.7 | (1.77) | 5,000 | (1,090) | 0.5 | (0.10) | ||||
| 500-999 | 29,800 | (100) | 76.4 | (1.75) | 487,900 | (35,630) | 25.0 | (1.78) | 15.9 | (1.42) | 16,400 | (2,420) | 0.8 | (0.12) | 30,700 | (950) | 69.1 | (1.98) | 316,200 | (24,810) | 14.9 | (1.14) | 12.9 | (1.57) | 11,500 | (2,290) | 0.5 | (0.11) | ||||
| 1,000 or more | 8,900 | (60) | 95.4 | (1.22) | 310,100 | (16,110) | 23.2 | (1.19) | 32.8 | (1.61) | 15,700 | (2,080) | 1.2 | (0.15) | 8,500 | (300) | 86.4 | (2.18) | 165,900 | (12,860) | 12.7 | (0.92) | 25.3 | (2.57) | 6,300 | (900) | 0.5 | (0.07) | ||||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 21,500 | (190) | 74.9 | (2.12) | 396,300 | (27,430) | 28.8 | (2.11) | 21.7 | (2.12) | 17,400 | (2,830) | 1.3 | (0.21) | 21,100 | (570) | 68.0 | (2.96) | 300,200 | (39,830) | 20.7 | (2.87) | 17.5 | (2.30) | 10,100 | (2,010) | 0.7 | (0.15) | ||||
| Suburban | 23,800 | (240) | 73.5 | (2.21) | 371,000 | (33,010) | 22.4 | (1.92) | 15.5 | (1.80) | 16,200 | (3,070) | 1.0 | (0.18) | 23,500 | (630) | 60.4 | (3.13) | 192,100 | (20,140) | 11.9 | (1.23) | 11.2 | (1.62) | 6,000 | (1,010) | 0.4 | (0.06) | ||||
| Town | 12,100 | (110) | 80.3 | (3.14) | 166,300 | (21,190) | 28.2 | (3.36) | 15.6 | (2.33) | 6,300 | (1,390) | 1.1 | (0.23) | 10,800 | (750) | 76.4 | (3.51) | 103,100 | (12,540) | 18.3 | (2.01) | 17.4 | (3.46) | 4,400 | (1,040) | 0.8 | (0.18) | ||||
| Rural | 25,300 | (300) | 70.2 | (1.91) | 250,100 | (15,910) | 22.5 | (1.49) | 13.2 | (1.51) | 12,600 | (2,920) | 1.1 | (0.26) | 28,600 | (1,030) | 62.2 | (3.21) | 161,700 | (16,780) | 12.4 | (1.23) | 9.9 | (1.51) | 5,200 | (840) | 0.4 | (0.07) | ||||
| Percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/ Alaska Native students |
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| Less than 5 percent | 11,700 | (980) | 69.6 | (3.33) | 108,500 | (20,340) | 23.3 | (3.62) | 12.6 | (2.52) | 5,400 | ! | (2,090) | 1.2 | ! | (0.44) | 7,300 | (920) | 59.7 | (5.75) | 30,500 | (4,910) | 11.6 | (1.37) | 5.7 | ! | (2.37) | ‡ | (†) | 0.2 | ! | (0.09) |
| 5 percent to less than 20 percent |
20,900 | (1,080) | 67.9 | (2.82) | 192,800 | (15,450) | 17.2 | (1.19) | 9.9 | (1.29) | 6,500 | (1,490) | 0.6 | (0.13) | 22,800 | (1,130) | 62.1 | (3.55) | 111,600 | (10,320) | 10.3 | (0.93) | 10.2 | (1.80) | 5,400 | (1,080) | 0.5 | (0.10) | ||||
| 20 percent to less than 50 percent |
20,000 | (650) | 75.9 | (2.14) | 293,600 | (20,960) | 23.1 | (1.76) | 18.6 | (1.58) | 15,100 | (3,000) | 1.2 | (0.23) | 22,700 | (1,290) | 62.1 | (2.81) | 173,500 | (15,540) | 11.9 | (1.01) | 14.9 | (2.06) | 6,800 | (1,020) | 0.5 | (0.07) | ||||
| 50 percent or more | 30,100 | (1,270) | 78.2 | (1.75) | 588,800 | (43,670) | 31.4 | (1.96) | 21.1 | (1.82) | 25,400 | (4,360) | 1.4 | (0.23) | 31,300 | (1,120) | 70.4 | (2.29) | 441,400 | (44,490) | 20.9 | (2.13) | 15.7 | (1.62) | 13,000 | (2,170) | 0.6 | (0.11) | ||||
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch4 |
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| 0-25 | 17,100 | (690) | 62.6 | (3.07) | 141,700 | (11,440) | 11.9 | (0.82) | 10.5 | (1.22) | 6,700 | (1,400) | 0.6 | (0.11) | 15,100 | (1,090) | 50.8 | (3.79) | 62,400 | (9,970) | 6.1 | (0.93) | 10.3 | (2.01) | 3,200 | (680) | 0.3 | (0.06) | ||||
| 26-50 | 22,700 | (1,050) | 76.0 | (2.13) | 290,500 | (20,440) | 22.1 | (1.48) | 16.2 | (1.89) | 12,500 | (1,970) | 1.0 | (0.16) | 22,900 | (1,290) | 66.9 | (2.82) | 141,200 | (12,280) | 10.7 | (0.89) | 10.9 | (1.69) | 4,600 | (770) | 0.4 | (0.06) | ||||
| 51-75 | 23,800 | (1,020) | 73.8 | (2.49) | 334,400 | (24,050) | 27.3 | (1.82) | 15.8 | (1.67) | 13,100 | (2,840) | 1.1 | (0.24) | 23,200 | (1,200) | 67.4 | (3.00) | 219,300 | (19,270) | 17.2 | (1.29) | 14.6 | (1.88) | 8,500 | (1,460) | 0.7 | (0.11) | ||||
| 76-100 | 19,100 | (940) | 81.4 | (2.49) | 417,200 | (42,360) | 41.3 | (3.73) | 22.9 | (2.60) | 20,100 | (4,550) | 2.0 | (0.45) | 19,800 | (1,100) | 71.2 | (2.91) | 301,800 | (43,350) | 27.6 | (3.94) | 16.2 | (2.16) | 8,700 | (1,920) | 0.8 | (0.18) | ||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data for 2013-14 were collected using the Fast Response Survey System, while data for 2009-10 were collected using the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). The 2013-14 survey was designed to allow comparisons with SSOCS data. However, respondents to the 2013-14 survey could choose either to complete the survey on paper (and mail it back) or to complete the survey online, whereas respondents to SSOCS did not have the option of completing the survey online. The 2013-14 survey also relied on a smaller sample. The smaller sample size and change in survey administration may have impacted 2013-14 results. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 All violent incidents include serious violent incidents (see footnote 3) as well as physical attack or fight without a weapon and threat of physical attack without a weapon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 The 2013-14 survey collected neither school enrollment counts nor data on the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For 2013-14, the rate per 1,000 students was calculated by dividing the number of incidents by the total number of students obtained from the Common Core of Data (CCD). For 2013-14, the classification of schools by the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch was also computed from CCD data. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Separate data on high schools and combined schools are not available for 2013-14. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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; Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), "School Safety and Discipline: 2013-14," FRSS 106, 2014; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2013-14. (This table was prepared September 2015.) |
