Table 2. Number and percentage of public high schools reporting incidents of crime that occurred at school to police, the number of incidents reported to police, and the rate of incidents reported to police per 1,000 students, by incident type and selected school characteristics: School year 2009

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Table 2. Number and percentage of public high schools reporting incidents of crime that occurred at school to police, the number of incidents reported to police, and the rate of incidents reported to police per 1,000 students, by incident type and selected school characteristics: School year 2009–10


	Violent incidents reported to police¹							Serious violent incidents reported to police²								Theft reported to police³								Other incidents reported to police⁴
School characteristic	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of incidents	Rate per 1,000 students		Number of schools		Percent of schools		Number of incidents		Rate per 1,000 students		Number of schools	Percent of schools		Number of incidents		Rate per 1,000 students		Number of schools	Percent of schools		Number of incidents	Rate per 1,000 students
All public high schools	9,400	76.6	146,200	11.8		3,100		25.0		10,200		0.8		10,100	82.6		125,000		10.1		10,200	83.6		146,200	11.8

Enrollment size
Less than 300	1,000	44.3	3,000	5.6		200	!	7.4	!	‡		‡		1,300	59.4		5,600	!	10.6	!	1,200	52.3		3,900	7.5
300–499	1,300	70.4	8,800	11.1		200	!	13.4		‡		‡		1,500	81.1		9,900		12.5		1,500	82.1		7,600	9.7
500–999	2,300	80.2	23,800	11.5		700		22.7		1,500		0.7		2,500	86.8		20,100		9.7		2,500	85.9		21,600	10.4
1,000 or more	4,800	90.2	110,700	12.3		2,000		37.5		7,100		0.8		4,800	90.5		89,500		10.0		5,100	95.8		113,000	12.6

Urbanicity
City	2,300	76.6	45,500	12.2		1,100		36.4		4,500		1.2		2,500	82.3		41,700		11.1		2,600	85.1		48,600	13.0
Suburb	2,600	81.0	53,600	11.7		900		27.3		3,100		0.7		2,900	91.1		45,200		9.8		2,800	89.3		49,800	10.8
Town	1,700	82.1	19,300	12.2		400		19.2		1,000		0.7		1,800	83.8		15,000		9.4		1,800	84.0		22,000	13.8
Rural	2,800	70.1	27,700	11.4		700		17.6		1,500		0.6		3,000	75.5		23,200		9.5		3,100	77.7		25,800	10.6

Crime level where students live⁵
High	800	74.4	26,600	24.5		400		35.7		2,200	!	2.0	!	900	79.7		10,200		9.4		1,000	88.4		18,000	16.6
Moderate	2,000	88.4	43,000	16.7		900		38.1		3,200		1.2		2,000	89.2		30,900		12.0		2,100	90.4		37,900	14.7
Low	5,000	72.5	53,000	8.2		1,300		19.0		3,400		0.5		5,600	81.2		61,000		9.4		5,600	80.4		66,600	10.3
Mixed	1,500	78.5	23,500	10.6		500		25.0		1,500		0.7		1,600	81.6		22,900		10.3		1,700	84.4		23,700	10.6

Percent of combined Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and American Indian/ Alaska Native students
Less than 5 percent	1,400	71.4	11,300	9.5		400		17.8		500		0.4		1,500	72.8		10,500		8.8		1,600	79.5		12,300	10.3
5 to less than 20 percent	2,400	79.2	26,800	9.0		600		20.3		1,700		0.6		2,800	89.6		29,800		10.1		2,600	85.3		35,100	11.8
20 to less than 50 percent	2,300	75.6	37,800	10.8		700		23.6		2,500		0.7		2,600	86.3		39,100		11.1		2,600	85.8		38,600	11.0
50 percent or more	3,200	77.9	70,300	15.0		1,400		32.9		5,400		1.2		3,300	79.5		45,600		9.7		3,400	82.8		60,200	12.9

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	1,800	72.5	20,200	6.2		600		25.6		2,000		0.6		2,100	87.3		28,400		8.7		2,000	82.0		31,500	9.6
21–50 percent	4,000	77.8	54,300	11.0		1,200		23.1		3,300		0.7		4,500	88.2		55,800		11.3		4,400	84.6		58,500	11.8
More than 50 percent	3,600	77.4	71,700	17.4		1,200		26.7		4,900		1.2		3,500	74.0		40,800		9.9		3,900	83.3		56,200	13.6

Percent of students below 15th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	3,000	71.1	34,200	8.0		900		20.6		2,500		0.6		3,500	81.8		38,400		9.0		3,500	81.5		42,500	10.0
6–15 percent	3,700	77.9	55,300	11.1		1,200		24.2		3,400		0.7		4,000	84.2		53,000		10.7		4,100	86.6		58,500	11.8
More than 15 percent	2,600	82.0	56,800	18.1		1,000		32.1		4,300		1.4		2,600	81.4		33,600		10.7		2,600	82.0		45,200	14.4

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	1,700	77.6	26,600	14.6		600		27.9		2,000		1.1		1,700	78.3		15,500		8.6		1,800	80.6		29,800	16.4
36–60 percent	2,600	85.0	51,000	17.9		800		25.5		3,000		1.0		2,500	79.8		34,300		12.0		2,800	88.9		41,400	14.6
More than 60 percent	5,000	72.5	68,600	8.9		1,600		23.8		5,200		0.7		5,900	85.2		75,200		9.8		5,700	82.2		74,900	9.7

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	600	71.8	6,300	10.7		200		17.1		300	!	0.5	!	700	80.9		7,100	!	12.1		700	76.4		7,300	12.4
26–50 percent	1,800	78.7	39,300	21.1		700		28.9		2,500		1.3		1,800	75.9		19,500		10.4		1,900	83.4		31,000	16.6
51–75 percent	2,900	83.3	43,900	12.5		800		24.3		3,400		1.0		2,900	85.6		35,600		10.2		3,000	85.9		44,000	12.6
More than 75 percent	4,000	72.3	56,700	8.9		1,400		25.0		4,000		0.6		4,700	83.9		62,900		9.8		4,600	83.4		63,900	10.0

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	900	60.0	13,000	12.1		200	!	15.8		1,500	!	1.4	!	900	64.2		9,000		8.3		1,000	72.6		8,600	8.0
45–55 percent	7,800	79.5	125,600	11.8		2,600		27.2		8,100		0.8		8,400	86.5		110,600		10.4		8,500	86.7		131,500	12.3
More than 55 percent	800	72.2	7,600	12.2		200		17.4		600	!	0.9	!	800	71.7		5,400		8.7		700	69.8		6,100	9.8

Student-to-FTE ratio⁶
Less than 12 students	1,100	62.8	9,200	12.3		300		18.2		1,000	!	1.3	!	1,300	73.9		8,100		10.7		1,200	71.1		8,400	11.1
12–16 students	3,400	78.0	59,400	15.0		1,100		24.3		3,400		0.9		3,600	81.9		35,000		8.9		3,700	84.0		47,500	12.0
More than 16 students	4,900	79.4	77,500	10.1		1,700		27.4		5,800		0.8		5,300	85.5		81,900		10.7		5,300	86.8		90,300	11.8

Number of classroom changes ⁷
0–3 changes	600	76.0	5,600	8.7		200		25.8		600	!	0.9		500	66.9		4,200		6.5		500	70.6		7,000	10.9
4–6 changes	4,400	75.0	78,000	12.6		1,400		23.7		4,600		0.7		5,000	85.5		67,900		10.9		5,100	86.9		78,500	12.6
More than 6 changes	4,400	78.3	62,600	11.4		1,500		26.2		5,000		0.9		4,600	81.7		52,900		9.6		4,600	81.9		60,700	11.0

Regular use of law enforcement ⁸
Regular use	7,700	82.5	138,900	12.5		2,700		29.2		9,600		0.9		8,000	85.7		112,900		10.2		8,400	89.5		137,300	12.4
No regular use	1,700	57.3	7,300	5.7		300		11.3		600		0.4	!	2,100	72.6		12,100		9.5		1,900	64.4		8,800	6.9

Number of serious discipline problems⁹
No problems	5,900	70.3	68,400	8.8		1,700		20.3		4,200		0.5		6,700	79.9		67,400		8.7		6,700	80.5		75,700	9.8
1 problem	1,800	87.2	28,600	12.3		600		27.1		1,700		0.7		1,800	87.3		29,400		12.7		1,700	83.6		26,400	11.4
2 problems	800	93.2	27,700	23.8		400		44.6		1,900	!	1.6	!	800	90.6		12,200		10.5		900	100.0	¹²	19,200	16.5
3 or more problems	900	93.9	21,500	19.3	!	400		43.7		2,400		2.1		800	89.5		16,000		14.3		900	96.6		24,900	22.3

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment¹⁰
Less than 6 percent	1,800	65.5	17,400	6.4		700		25.1		2,000		0.7		2,100	76.4		22,900		8.4		2,100	74.1		19,900	7.3
6 to less than 11 percent	2,100	72.7	25,900	9.3		700		23.9		2,000		0.7		2,500	85.3		31,000		11.1		2,300	79.8		33,800	12.1
11 to less than 21 percent	3,200	80.9	52,500	12.8		900		23.4		3,100		0.8		3,300	85.0		38,600		9.4		3,500	89.6		49,300	12.0
21 percent or more	2,300	86.1	50,400	18.6		800		28.3		3,100	!	1.2	!	2,200	82.7		32,600		12.0		2,400	89.0		43,200	16.0

Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions¹¹
No disruptions	8,500	75.8	132,500	11.9		2,700		24.1		8,900		0.8		9,300	82.3		108,500		9.7		9,300	82.6		126,300	11.3
Any disruptions	800	85.5	13,700	11.3		300		35.1		1,300		1.0		800	86.4		16,500		13.6		900	95.1		19,900	16.3

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	400	57.6	3,800	6.3		100	!	18.4		400	!	0.7		500	76.2		6,600	!	10.9		500	80.6		6,000	10.0
3–5 percent	3,000	66.8	36,700	8.3		900		21.0		2,700		0.6		3,700	82.0		38,700		8.8		3,500	78.4		44,100	10.0
6–10 percent	4,700	84.7	84,500	14.0		1,600		29.2		4,600		0.8		4,800	85.1		62,900		10.4		4,900	88.1		78,900	13.1
More than 10 percent	1,300	83.2	21,300	16.0		400		23.9		2,400	!	1.8	!	1,200	78.1		16,900		12.7		1,300	83.8		17,100	12.9
!Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is from 30 percent to 50 percent of the estimate’s value.
‡Reporting standards not met. The standard error represents more than 50 percent of the estimate.
¹Violent incidents include rape or attempted rape, sexual battery 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.
²Serious violent incidents include rape or attempted rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or fight with a weapon, threat of physical attack with a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon.
³Theft or larceny (taking things worth over $10 without personal confrontation) was defined for respondents as "the unlawful taking of another person's property without personal confrontation, threat, violence, or bodily harm. This includes pocket picking, stealing a purse or backpack (if left unattended or no force was used to take it from owner), theft from a building, theft from a motor vehicle or of motor vehicle parts or accessories, theft of a bicycle, theft from a vending machine, and all other types of thefts."
⁴Other incidents include possession of a firearm or explosive device; possession of a knife or sharp object; distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs or alcohol; and vandalism.
⁵Respondents were asked, "How would you describe the crime level in the area(s) in which your students live?" Response options included "high level of crime," "moderate level of crime," "low level of crime," and "students come from areas with very different levels of crime."
⁶Student-to-FTE ratio was calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the school by the total number of full-time-equivalent teachers and aides. The total number of full-time-equivalent teachers and aides is a combination of the full-time and part-time teachers and aides, including special education teachers and aides, with an adjustment to compensate for the part-time status.
⁷Respondents were asked, "How many classroom changes do most students make in a typical day?" Responses exclude morning arrival and afternoon departure.
⁸Respondents were asked, "During the 2009–10 school year, did you have any security guards, security personnel, or sworn law enforcement officers present at your school at least once a week?"
⁹Serious discipline problems include student racial/ethnic tensions, student bullying, student sexual harassment of other students, student verbal abuse of teachers, widespread disorder in classrooms, student acts of disrespect for teachers other than verbal abuse, gang activities, and cult or extremist group activities. If a respondent reported that any of these problems occurred daily or weekly in their school, each was counted once in the total number of serious discipline problems.
¹⁰Transfers as a percentage of enrollment combines the number of students who were transferred to a school and the number of students who were transferred from a school divided by the total number of students enrolled in the school.
¹¹Schoolwide disruptions include actions that disrupted school activities such as death threats, bomb threats, and chemical, biological, or radiological threats. Respondents were instructed to exclude all fire alarms, including false alarms.
¹²Rounds to 100.
NOTE: "At school" was defined for respondents to include activities happening in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS).

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