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4 May 2016
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Crime and Safety at School

Which states see the most firearm possession incidents at public elementary and secondary schools? Has the number of bullying incidents increased or decreased in the past 15 years? Are schools prepared to address violent incidents in the event of a school shooting? How has crime on college campuses changed since 2001? Using the Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2015, we answer those questions here—with some surprising results.

Infographic shows the percentage of Violent Incidents Reported at Public Schools

Infographic shows that bullying rates are decreasing in public schools from 29% in 2000 to 16% in 2014.

Infographic shows the firearm possession incident rate at U.S. Schools per state.

Infographic on security measures in the event of a school shooting reported by public schools in the 2013-14 school year

Infographic shows the overall number of crimes reported by postsecondary institutions decreased by 34% between 2001 and 2013. However, the number of reported forcible sex crimes on campus increased during this same period.

 

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Indicators of School Crime and Safety

The purpose of this project is to plan, research, design, and execute the annual Indicators of School Crime and Safety, a flagship report co-sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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4 May 2016
News Release

Annual School Crime and Safety Report Co-Produced by AIR Shows Reports of Forcible Sex Crimes on College Campuses Increasing, Highlights Data on Juvenile Offenders

The annual Indicators of School Crime and Safety report, co-produced by AIR, was released today by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The report presents the most current data on crime and safety at schools and on college campuses from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals and postsecondary institutions.
3 May 2016
Blog Post

Campus Numbers Show Steep Rise in Reported Forcible Sex Crimes

New figures released today show that overall reported crimes on college campuses decreased by 34 percent between 2001 and 2013. However, reports of forcible sex crimes on college campuses increased by 126 percent over this same period. Between 2012 and 2013 alone, the reported number of forcible sex crimes rose almost 25 percent, from 4,000 to 5,000. In this blog post, Anlan Zhang and Jizhi Zhang share what we’ve learned from the Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2015 Report.
Topic: 
P-12 Education and Social Development, School Crime and Safety

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