Rate of nonfatal crime against students ages 12–18 at school and away from school per 1,000 students, by type of crime: 1992

School Characteristics and Climate

Table 36-1. Rate of nonfatal crime against students ages 12–18 at school and away from school per 1,000 students, by type of crime: 1992–2004

			Violent crime
Location and year	Total	Theft	All violent crime	Serious violent crime

At school
1992	144	95	48	10
1993	155	96	59	12
1994	150	94	56	13
1995	135	85	50	9
1996	121	78	43	9
1997	102	63	40	8
1998	101	58	43	9
1999	92	59	33	7
2000	72	46	26	5
2001	73	45	28	6
2002	64	40	24	3
2003	73	45	28	6
2004	55	33	22	4

Away from school
1992	138	68	71	32
1993	139	69	70	35
1994	129	60	69	33
1995	119	61	58	23
1996	117	62	55	26
1997	117	58	59	24
1998	95	46	48	21
1999	78	39	39	18
2000	74	40	34	14
2001	61	33	28	11
2002	55	29	26	11
2003	60	28	32	12
2004	48	27	21	9

NOTE: Total nonfatal crime includes violent crime and theft. Violent crime includes serious violent crime and simple assault. Serious violent crime includes rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. “At school” includes inside the school building, on school property, or on the way to or from school. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. See supplemental note 3 for more information about the National Crime Victimization Survey.
SOURCE: Dinkes, R., Cataldi, E.F., Kena, G., and Baum, K. (2006). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006 (NCES 2007-003/NCJ 214262), table 2.1, data from U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 1992–2004.