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Juveniles as Victims
School Crime Victimization
Q: Are students safer at school or away from school?
A: Students are more apt to be victims of serious violent crime away from school than at or on the way to school.
Victimizations per 1,000 students ages 12-18, 1992-1996: Serious violent crimes

Victimizations per 1,000 students ages 12-18, 1992-1996: Violent crimes

Note: Serious violent crimes include sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes include serious violent crimes plus simple assault.

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  • In 2005, students ages 12–18 were victims of an estimated 404,300 serious violent crimes; more than one-third (34%) of these incidents took place at or on the way to school.
  • Between 1992 and 2005, the rate of nonfatal violent crime victimization declined susbstantially both in and away from school. The rate of serious violent victimizations for students occurring away from school fell about 68% during this period, while at schools the rate fell about 50%.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02201.asp?qaDate=2005. Released on September 12, 2008.

Data Source: Dinkes, R., Cataldi, E.F., and Lin-Kelly, W. (2007). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007 (NCES 2008-021/NCJ 219553). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, and Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, DC.

 

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