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Juveniles as Victims
School Crime Victimization
Q: What is the most common school crime?
A: Theft is by far the most common school crime.
Victimizations per 1,000 students ages 12-18, 1992-2005

Victimizations per 1,000 students ages 12-18, 1992-2005 (Theft crimes)

Note: Violent crimes include sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault.

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  • Students ages 12–18 were victims of an estimated 868,100 in-school thefts in 2005—58% of all crimes in school.
  • The rates of violent crime and theft occurring in school declined substantially between 1992 and 2005, so much so that students experienced far fewer crimes of violence and theft in their schools in 2005 than in 1992.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02202.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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