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| School characteristic | Number of violent incidents recorded | Number of violent incidents reported to sworn law enforcement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 1-2 incidents | 3-5 incidents | 6-9 incidents | 10-14 incidents | 15-19 incidents | 20 or more incidents | None | 1-2 incidents | 3-5 incidents | 6-9 incidents | 10-14 incidents | 15-19 incidents | 20 or more incidents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 32.7 | (1.53) | 15.9 | (1.10) | 15.5 | (1.06) | 9.1 | (0.59) | 7.6 | (0.67) | 5.0 | (0.49) | 14.2 | (0.79) | 71.9 | (1.05) | 12.6 | (0.83) | 6.6 | (0.46) | 2.7 | (0.22) | 2.0 | (0.23) | 1.1 | (0.11) | 3.0 | (0.28) | ||||||||||||||
| School level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 44.8 | (2.40) | 17.1 | (1.60) | 14.3 | (1.65) | 5.9 | (0.83) | 5.6 | (0.87) | 3.4 | (0.62) | 8.8 | (0.94) | 88.0 | (1.33) | 8.3 | (1.26) | 2.7 | (0.66) | 0.5 | ! | (0.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||
| Middle | 10.3 | (1.20) | 10.5 | (1.18) | 19.2 | (1.24) | 13.8 | (1.15) | 10.6 | (0.97) | 8.2 | (0.84) | 27.3 | (1.55) | 49.5 | (1.82) | 18.5 | (1.33) | 13.2 | (1.13) | 6.4 | (0.73) | 3.8 | (0.60) | 2.5 | (0.44) | 6.1 | (0.82) | ||||||||||||||
| Secondary/high | 15.4 | (1.32) | 16.4 | (1.73) | 15.7 | (1.24) | 14.8 | (1.27) | 11.0 | (1.20) | 7.2 | (0.87) | 19.5 | (1.26) | 42.5 | (1.73) | 20.4 | (1.46) | 12.8 | (1.00) | 6.5 | (0.83) | 5.7 | (0.79) | 3.4 | (0.46) | 8.9 | (0.92) | ||||||||||||||
| Combined/other | 38.9 | (4.92) | 21.9 | (4.82) | 17.0 | (4.90) | ‡ | (†) | 4.7 | ! | (1.92) | ‡ | (†) | 9.2 | (2.74) | 80.8 | (3.94) | 11.7 | (3.37) | 5.0 | ! | (1.99) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
Enrollment size |
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| Less than 300 | 45.1 | (3.41) | 24.3 | (3.39) | 16.0 | (2.80) | 6.6 | (1.18) | 2.1 | ! | (0.90) | 1.6 | ! | (0.53) | 4.3 | ! | (1.36) | 81.5 | (2.13) | 12.8 | (2.02) | 2.8 | ! | (1.00) | 1.0 | ! | (0.44) | 0.9 | ! | (0.39) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 35.8 | (2.47) | 17.4 | (1.99) | 15.8 | (1.78) | 7.6 | (1.02) | 9.5 | (1.32) | 5.5 | (1.05) | 8.4 | (1.40) | 82.7 | (1.51) | 10.0 | (1.39) | 4.9 | (0.98) | 0.8 | ! | (0.24) | 0.6 | ! | (0.30) | 0.4 | ! | (0.17) | 0.6 | ! | (0.25) | ||||||||||
| 500 to 999 | 29.2 | (1.93) | 11.6 | (1.28) | 15.5 | (1.30) | 11.1 | (0.90) | 7.8 | (0.92) | 5.8 | (0.79) | 18.9 | (1.51) | 68.2 | (1.28) | 13.9 | (1.08) | 8.0 | (0.72) | 3.7 | (0.49) | 2.7 | (0.46) | 1.3 | (0.22) | 2.3 | (0.38) | ||||||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 8.0 | (1.25) | 7.8 | (1.03) | 13.6 | (1.55) | 11.9 | (1.25) | 13.1 | (1.50) | 8.2 | (1.06) | 37.3 | (2.16) | 32.1 | (1.74) | 15.3 | (1.52) | 15.4 | (1.11) | 9.2 | (1.05) | 6.6 | (1.04) | 4.7 | (0.66) | 16.7 | (1.54) | ||||||||||||||
Locale |
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| City | 30.0 | (1.99) | 14.3 | (1.91) | 12.6 | (1.86) | 8.4 | (1.00) | 7.5 | (1.00) | 6.2 | (1.10) | 21.0 | (1.80) | 72.7 | (1.49) | 12.0 | (1.27) | 5.2 | (0.81) | 3.1 | (0.55) | 2.1 | (0.43) | 1.1 | (0.23) | 3.8 | (0.46) | ||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 34.4 | (2.34) | 14.4 | (1.61) | 15.8 | (1.46) | 8.6 | (1.11) | 7.6 | (1.04) | 5.4 | (0.99) | 13.8 | (1.21) | 71.7 | (1.62) | 12.4 | (1.19) | 6.8 | (0.60) | 3.2 | (0.40) | 2.0 | (0.38) | 0.8 | (0.18) | 3.1 | (0.53) | ||||||||||||||
| Town | 29.5 | (3.34) | 14.8 | (2.27) | 14.7 | (2.66) | 12.2 | (2.41) | 9.8 | (2.07) | 6.4 | (1.37) | 12.7 | (2.21) | 69.0 | (2.36) | 12.1 | (1.90) | 10.0 | (1.72) | 2.5 | (0.53) | 1.8 | ! | (0.55) | 1.9 | (0.52) | 2.7 | (0.70) | |||||||||||||
| Rural | 34.8 | (2.79) | 20.0 | (2.60) | 18.5 | (2.24) | 8.9 | (1.18) | 6.6 | (1.29) | 2.6 | (0.62) | 8.6 | (1.28) | 72.7 | (2.34) | 13.6 | (1.98) | 6.4 | (1.21) | 1.9 | (0.45) | 2.2 | (0.47) | 1.2 | (0.29) | 1.9 | (0.34) | ||||||||||||||
Percent of students who are American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, or of Two or more races |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 35.3 | (2.66) | 17.8 | (2.13) | 18.0 | (1.91) | 10.0 | (1.31) | 6.6 | (1.06) | 4.5 | (0.77) | 7.8 | (1.22) | 71.6 | (1.85) | 13.3 | (1.65) | 7.9 | (1.00) | 2.4 | (0.38) | 2.2 | (0.40) | 1.0 | (0.20) | 1.6 | (0.27) | ||||||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 39.5 | (2.34) | 15.2 | (1.81) | 13.4 | (1.94) | 8.3 | (1.25) | 7.4 | (1.27) | 4.2 | (0.91) | 11.9 | (1.19) | 71.7 | (1.65) | 12.9 | (1.54) | 6.5 | (0.89) | 3.0 | (0.45) | 1.9 | (0.39) | 0.9 | (0.24) | 3.1 | (0.43) | ||||||||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 28.0 | (3.40) | 15.0 | (2.26) | 13.9 | (1.84) | 8.2 | (1.55) | 8.5 | (1.71) | 5.0 | (1.15) | 21.3 | (2.18) | 71.7 | (2.34) | 10.1 | (1.45) | 6.5 | (1.17) | 2.9 | (0.59) | 1.8 | (0.52) | 1.7 | (0.47) | 5.3 | (1.05) | ||||||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 27.3 | (2.07) | 14.9 | (1.72) | 15.2 | (1.80) | 9.2 | (1.11) | 8.2 | (1.07) | 6.2 | (1.07) | 19.1 | (1.91) | 72.6 | (1.58) | 13.1 | (1.36) | 5.4 | (0.76) | 2.8 | (0.54) | 2.2 | (0.46) | 1.0 | (0.25) | 2.9 | (0.46) | ||||||||||||||
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Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 44.9 | (3.10) | 15.9 | (1.84) | 17.2 | (2.30) | 7.5 | (1.17) | 4.8 | (0.87) | 3.3 | (0.93) | 6.5 | (1.15) | 78.9 | (1.78) | 10.0 | (1.39) | 6.0 | (1.00) | 2.2 | (0.42) | 0.9 | (0.22) | 0.6 | ! | (0.23) | 1.3 | (0.30) | |||||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 33.1 | (3.02) | 17.9 | (2.30) | 15.9 | (1.78) | 9.1 | (1.49) | 8.5 | (1.26) | 4.6 | (0.91) | 10.9 | (1.28) | 70.2 | (2.11) | 13.3 | (1.69) | 7.4 | (1.04) | 2.7 | (0.45) | 2.7 | (0.47) | 1.0 | (0.24) | 2.7 | (0.47) | ||||||||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 28.8 | (2.90) | 14.9 | (1.99) | 16.0 | (2.45) | 10.5 | (1.50) | 7.0 | (1.26) | 5.6 | (1.26) | 17.2 | (1.77) | 67.1 | (2.25) | 14.3 | (1.73) | 7.0 | (1.25) | 3.8 | (0.69) | 2.5 | (0.61) | 1.4 | (0.32) | 3.8 | (0.56) | ||||||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 28.3 | (2.20) | 15.2 | (1.93) | 14.0 | (1.52) | 9.1 | (1.00) | 8.7 | (1.17) | 5.8 | (0.84) | 18.8 | (1.48) | 72.2 | (1.70) | 12.4 | (1.38) | 6.3 | (0.74) | 2.4 | (0.43) | 1.9 | (0.42) | 1.3 | (0.25) | 3.4 | (0.50) | ||||||||||||||
| †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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: "Violent incidents" include rape or attempted rape, sexual assault other than rape, physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, threat of physical attack with or without a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon. 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. Respondents were instructed that the number of incidents recorded should be greater than or equal to the number of incidents reported to sworn law enforcement. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2021-22 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2022. (This table was prepared December 2023.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
