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Table 2.2. |
Number of student-reported nonfatal crimes against students ages 12-18 at school and rate of crimes per 1,000 students, by selected student and school characteristics: 2005 |
| Number of crimes | Rate of crimes per 1,000 students | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student or school characteristic | Total | Theft | Violent | Serious violent1 | Total | Theft | Violent | Serious violent1 |
| At school | ||||||||
| Total | 1,496,300 | 868,100 | 628,200 | 136,500 | 57 | 33 | 24 | 5 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 776,900 | 415,300 | 361,700 | 77,300 | 57 | 31 | 27 | 6 |
| Female | 719,300 | 452,800 | 266,500 | 59,100 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 5 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 12–14 | 811,400 | 436,200 | 375,300 | 45,800! | 65 | 35 | 30 | 4! |
| 15–18 | 684,900 | 431,900 | 252,900 | 90,600 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 6 |
| Race/ethnicity2 | ||||||||
| White | 987,000 | 604,000 | 383,000 | 63,900 | 62 | 38 | 24 | 4 |
| Black | 170,900 | 88,300 | 82,600 | ‡ | 43 | 22 | 21 | ‡ |
| Hispanic | 226,400 | 128,500 | 97,900 | ‡ | 48 | 27 | 21 | ‡ |
| Other | 112,000 | 47,200 | 64,800 | ‡ | 66 | 28 | 38 | ‡ |
| Urbanicity | ||||||||
| Urban | 473,000 | 222,500 | 250,500 | 65,700 | 64 | 30 | 34 | 9 |
| Suburban | 789,200 | 510,400 | 278,900 | 63,300 | 55 | 35 | 19 | 4 |
| Rural | 234,000 | 135,200 | 98,800 | ‡ | 50 | 29 | 21 | ‡ |
| Household income | ||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 88,900 | 57,000 | 32,000! | ‡ | 39 | 25 | 14! | ‡ |
| $15,000–29,999 | 244,100 | 94,300 | 149,800 | ‡ | 66 | 26 | 41 | ‡ |
| $30,000–49,999 | 286,500 | 128,200 | 158,300 | ‡ | 62 | 28 | 34 | ‡ |
| $50,000–74,999 | 290,100 | 168,900 | 121,200 | ‡ | 67 | 39 | 28 | ‡ |
| $75,000 or more | 397,200 | 299,800 | 97,400 | ‡ | 60 | 46 | 15 | ‡ |
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! Interpret data with caution.
‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Serious violent crimes are also included in violent crimes. 2 Other includes Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians (including Alaska Natives), and those of more than one race. Respondents who identified themselves as being of Hispanic ethnicity are classified as Hispanic, regardless of their race. NOTE: Serious violent crimes include rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes include serious violent crimes and simple assault. Total crimes include violent crimes and theft. "At school" includes inside the school building, on school property, or on the way to or from school. Population size for students ages 12–18 is 26,456,000 in 2005. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and missing data on student and school characteristics. Estimates of number of crimes are rounded to the nearest 100. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2005. |
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