Table A: Number and percent of responding public schools in the study sample and estimated number and percent of public schools the sample represents by school characteristics 1996-97
Table 1: Number and percent of public schools reporting one or more incidents of rape or other type of sexual battery, and total number of incidents of rape or other type of sexual battery reported in public schools in which police or other law enforcement were contacted, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Table 2: Number and percent of public schools reporting one or more incidents of physical attacks or fights with weapons, and total number of incidents of physical attacks or fights with weapons reported in public schools in which police or other law enforcement were contacted, by school characteristics: 1996-97 Table 2-2
Table 3: Number and percent of public schools reporting one or more incidents of robbery, and total number of incidents of robbery reported in public schools in which police or other law enforcement were contacted, by school characteristics: 1996-97 Table 3-2
Table 4: Number and percent of public schools reporting one or more incidents of physical attacks or fights without weapons, and total number of incidents of physical attacks or fights without weapons reported in public schools in which police or other law enforcement were contacted, by school characteristics: 1996-97 Table 4-2
Table 5: Number and percent of public schools reporting one or more incidents of theft or larceny, and total number of incidents of theft or larceny reported in public schools in which police or other law enforcement were contacted, by school characteristics: 1996-97 Table 5-2
Table 6: Number and percent of public schools reporting one or more incidents of vandalism, and total number of incidents of vandalism reported in public schools in which police or other law enforcement were contacted, by school characteristics: 1996-97 Table 6-2
Table 7: Percent of public schools reporting crime incidents and the seriousness of crime incidents reported, by school characteristics: 1996-97 Table 7-2
Table 8: Percent of public schools reporting that various crimes occurred at the school, involved students, and occurred during school hours or at school-sponsored events, by type of crime at the school: 1996-97
Table 9: Ratio of crimes per 100,000 public school students, by school characteristics: 1996-97 Table 9-2
Table 10: Ratio of reported crimes per 100,000 public school students, by type of crime and instructional level: 1996-97
Table 11: Percent of public school principals indicating the extent of problems in their schools with certain discipline issues: 1990-91 and 1996-97
Table 12: Percent of public school principals reporting level of discipline problems in their schools, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Table 13: Percent of public school principals reporting that certain discipline issues were serious or moderate problems in their schools, by type of issue and instructional level: 1990-91 and 1996-97
Table 14: Percent of public school principals reporting that certain discipline issues were serious or moderate problems in their schools, by type of issue and size of school: 1990-91 and 1996-97
Table 15: Percent of public school principals reporting that certain discipline issues were serious or moderate problems in their schools, by type of issue and location of school: 1990-91 and 1996-97
Table 16: Percent of public school principals reporting that certain discipline issues were serious or moderate problems in their schools, by type of issue and minority enrollment of school: 1990-91 and 1996-97
Table 17: Percent of public school principals reporting that certain discipline issues were serious or moderate problems in their schools, by type of issue and poverty level of school: 1990-91 and 1996-97
Table 18: Number and percent of schools in which specified disciplinary actions were taken against students, total number of actions taken, and percent of specific disciplinary actions taken against students, by type of infraction: 1996-97
Table 19: Percent of public schools reporting that they have a zero tolerance policy for various specified student offenses by school characteristics 1996-97
Table 20: Percent of public schools with policy to report crimes to the public by school characteristics 1996-97
Tables 21-1, 21-2: Percent of public schools reporting that students were required to wear school uniforms, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Tables 22-1, 22-2: Percent of public schools reporting various types of security measures at the schools, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Tables 23-1, 23-2: Percent of public schools reporting various levels of police or other law enforcement presence during a typical week, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Tables 24-1, 24-2: Percent of public schools with various degrees of security measures, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Tables 25-1, 25-2: Percent of public schools with formal school violence prevention or reduction programs or efforts, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Tables 26-1, 26-2: Number of schools with violence prevention or reduction programs or efforts, and mean number of programs in schools with violence prevention or reduction programs or efforts, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Table 27: Percent of public schools with formal school violence prevention or reduction programs and the mean number of programs, by type of crime reported at the school: 1996-97
Tables 28-1, 28-2: Percent of public schools with violence prevention programs and reporting one or more crimes to the police in 1996-97 indicating that crimes were used to modify or to introduce new violence prevention programs, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Table 29: Percent of public schools with formal violence prevention or reduction programs indicating that at least one of these programs included selected components: 1996-97
Tables 30-1, 30-2: Percent of public schools with violence prevention programs indicating the proportion of their students participating in school violence prevention or reduction programs that directly serve students, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Tables 31-1, 31-2: Percent of public schools with violence prevention programs indicating the proportion of teachers and staff in the school who were substantially involved in school violence efforts or programs, by school characteristics: 1996-97
Figures
Figure 1: Number of various crimes occurring in public schools: 1996-97
Figure 2: Percent of public schools indicating the seriousness of reported crimes occurring at the school: 1996-97
Figure 3: Percent of public schools with number of reported crime incidents at the school: 1996-97
Figure 4: Percent of public schools reporting the extent to which discipline issues were a problem at the school: 1996-97
Figure 5 : Percent of public schools reporting that specific discipline issues were a serious or moderate problem at the school, by instructional level: 1996-97
Figure 6 : Percent of public schools reporting the extent to which discipline issues were a problem at the school, by reported crime in the school: 1996-97
Figure 7: Percent of specified disciplinary actions taken by public schools for specific offenses, by type of action taken: 1996-97
Figure 8: Percent of public schools that have adopted zero tolerance policies for various student offenses: 1996-97
Figure 9: Percent of public schools requiring school uniforms, by year requirement initiated
Figure 10: Percent of public schools reporting various types of security measures at the schools: 1996-97
Figure 11: Percent of public schools, by degree of security: 1996-97
Figure 12: Percent of public schools with violence prevention programs, by the proportion of their students that participated in these programs: 1996-97