Table 36-2. Rate of nonfatal crime against students ages 12–18 at school and away from school per 1,000 students, by type of crime and selected student characteristics: 2004
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At school
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Away from school
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Violent crime
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Violent crime
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Student characteristic |
Total |
Theft |
All violent crime |
Serious violent crime |
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Total |
Theft |
All violent crime |
Serious violent crime |
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Total |
55 |
33 |
22 |
4 |
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48 |
27 |
21 |
9 |
Sex |
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Male |
57 |
31 |
27 |
4 |
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52 |
28 |
24 |
11 |
Female |
52 |
35 |
17 |
4 |
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43 |
25 |
18 |
6 |
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Age |
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12–14 |
64 |
34 |
30 |
5 |
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34 |
18 |
16 |
7 |
15–18 |
46 |
31 |
15 |
3! |
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61 |
35 |
26 |
10 |
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Race/ethnicity1 |
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White |
60 |
35 |
25 |
5 |
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52 |
30 |
22 |
8 |
Black |
60 |
34 |
26 |
4! |
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57 |
21 |
36 |
19 |
Hispanic |
39 |
27 |
12 |
‡ |
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30 |
22 |
8! |
‡ |
Other |
38 |
29 |
10! |
‡ |
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39 |
22 |
17! |
‡ |
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Location |
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Urban |
62 |
33 |
28 |
6! |
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49 |
22 |
28 |
13 |
Suburban |
51 |
33 |
17 |
4 |
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43 |
25 |
18 |
6 |
Rural |
57 |
30 |
27 |
‡ |
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60 |
40 |
20 |
9! |
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Household income |
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Less than $15,000 |
45 |
16 |
29 |
‡ |
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45 |
23 |
22 |
13! |
$15,000–29,999 |
41 |
21 |
21 |
‡ |
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91 |
45 |
45 |
15 |
$30,000–49,999 |
50 |
32 |
18 |
‡ |
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16 |
9 |
7! |
3! |
$50,000–74,999 |
84 |
44 |
41 |
8! |
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74 |
39 |
35 |
14 |
$75,000 or more |
62 |
44 |
18 |
4! |
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32 |
23 |
9 |
3! |
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! Interpret data with caution (estimates are unstable).
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‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
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1 Other includes Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian (including Alaska Native). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
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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.
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SOURCE: Dinkes, R., Cataldi, E.F., Kena, G., and Baum, K. (2006). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006 (NCES 2007-003/NCJ 214262), tables 2.2 and 2.3, data from U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2004.
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