The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is the primary source of school-level data on crime and safety for the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The SSOCS is a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of about 3,000 public elementary and secondary schools. To find out more information about SSOCS, please click on the questions below.
Highlights
Over 140 tables have been added to the table library of the CSS & SSOCS websites. Results from the 2003–04 SSOCS and 2003 & 2005 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (SCS) are now available. New options on the table library search allow users to search 1999–2000 and 2003–04 SSOCS tables by year, school level, and topic, and 2003 & 2005 SCS tables by topic.
Recent Publications
May 5, 2009:
Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools, Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2007-08April 21, 2009:
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008December 2, 2007:
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007October 29, 2007:
The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) Brochure
