Overview

The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is the primary source of school-level data on crime and safety for the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The SSOCS is a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of about 4,800 public elementary and secondary schools. To find out more information about SSOCS, please click on the questions below.

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