Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

In the 2005–06 school year, an estimated 54.8 million students were enrolled in prekindergarten through grade 12 (U.S. Department of Education 2007). Preliminary data show that among youth ages 5–18, there were 17 school-associated violent deaths2 from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006 (14 homicides and 3 suicides) (Indicator 1). In 2005, among students ages 12–18, there were about 1.5 million victims of nonfatal crimes at school,3 including 868,100 thefts4 and 628,200 violent crimes5 (simple assault and serious violent crime6) (Indicator 2). There is some evidence that student safety has improved. The victimization rate of students ages 12–18 at school declined between 1992 and 2005 (Indicator 2). However, violence, theft, drugs, and weapons continue to pose problems in schools. During the 2005–06 school year, 86 percent of public schools reported that at least one violent crime, theft, or other crime occurred at their school (Indicator 6). In 2005, 8 percent of students in grades 9–12 reported being threatened or injured with a weapon in the previous 12 months, and 25 percent reported that drugs were made available to them on school property (Indicators 4 and 9). In the same year, 28 percent of students ages 12–18 reported having been bullied at school during the previous 6 months (Indicator 11). The following section presents key findings from each section of the report.

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