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.

• What is SSOCS?


• Who participates in SSOCS?


• When is SSOCS administered?
  SSOCS is administered during the spring of the school year to allow principals to report the most complete information possible. SSOCS was first administered to principals in the spring of the 1999–2000 school year. It has since been administered in the springs of the 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16, and 2017–18 school years. It will be administered again in the spring of the 2019–20 school year. Sampling details for each SSOCS administration can be found in its data products.


• What topics are covered by SSOCS?


• Where can I learn more about SSOCS and other crime and safety data collections?