Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 1998

October 1998

(NCES 98-251) Ordering information

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Highlights
• Acknowledgments
• List of Tables
• Nonfatal Student Victimization -- Student Reports
• 1. Victimization of students at school and away from school


• 2. Prevalence of students being victimized at school


• 3. Prevalence of 12th graders being injured or threatened with injury at school


• 4. Prevalence of students being bullied at school


• 5. Prevalence of 12th graders having property stolen or damaged at school
• Violence and Crime at School -- Public School Principal/Disciplinarian Reports
• 6. Crimes reported to the police


• 7. Specific crimes reported to the police
• Violent Deaths at School
• 8. Violent deaths at school and away from school
• Nonfatal Teacher Victimization at School -- Teacher Reports
• 9. Nonfatal teacher victimization at school


• 10. Prevalence of teachers being threatened with injury or attacked by students
• School Environment
• 11. Prevalence of students carrying weapons to school


• 12. Students' perceptions of personal safety at school and when traveling to and from school


• 13. Students' reports of avoiding places at school


• 14. Students' reports of gangs at school


• 15. Public school principals' reports of discipline problems at school


• 16. Prevalence of 12th graders using alcohol at school and away from school


• 17. Prevalence of 12th graders using other drugs at school and away from school
• Appendix A: School Practices and Policies Related to Safety and Discipline
• Appendix B: Technical Notes
• Appendix C: Glossary of Terms

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