Research Findings
Indicators of School Crime and
Safety: 2006
U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics; U.S.
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, December 2006
Violence and weapons continue to pose
problems in schools according to the most
recent data on school crime and safety. Key
findings indicate:
• From July 1, 2004, through June 30,
2005, there were 28 school-associated
violent deaths (including seven suicides)
among youths ages 5 to 18.
• The percentage of public schools experiencing
one or more violent incidents
(including fights) increased between the
1999–2000 and 2003–04 school years,
from 71 to 81 percent.
• In 2003–04 middle schools experienced
53 violent crimes per 1,000 students, versus
28 violent crimes per 1,000 students in
both primary schools and high schools.
http://www.nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007003.
Pdf
Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools— Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2003–04
U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics, December
2006
Key findings from the survey include:
• High schools (44 percent) were more
likely to report that students were
distributing illegal drugs at school than
were middle schools (27 percent) or
primary schools (1 percent).
• Middle schools (42 percent) were more
likely than high schools (21 percent) and
primary schools (24 percent) to report
that student bullying occurs at least
once a week at school.
• More schools drill students on an existing
written plan for natural disasters (84
percent) than they drill students on an
existing written plan for school shootings (47 percent).
http://www.nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007302rev.pdf
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—
United States, 2005
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, June 2006
In the United States, 71 percent of all deaths
among persons aged 10–24 years resulted
from four causes: motor-vehicle crashes,
other unintentional injuries, homicide, and
suicide.
When surveyed, many high school students
reported that they had engaged in behaviors
that increase the likelihood of death by
one of these four causes during the 30 days
preceding the survey:
• Drove a car or other vehicle after drinking
alcohol: 9.9 percent.
• Carried a weapon: 18.5 percent.
• Drank alcohol: 43.3 percent.
• Used marijuana: 20.2 percent
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/SS/SS5505.pdf
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