Victimizations per 1,000 students ages 12-18, 1992-2010

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Working for Youth Justice and Safety

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School Crime Victimization

Q:	What is the most common school crime?
A:	Theft is by far the most common school crime.

	Serious violent		Violent		Theft		Total
Year	School	Away	School	Away	School	Away	School	Away

1992	8	34	53	75	101	75	154	150
1993	13	33	53	70	94	68	147	138
1994	13	32	59	68	92	62	151	131
1995	9	26	52	61	91	60	142	121
1996	10	25	46	57	79	59	125	116
1997	8	26	40	57	68	62	108	119
1998	8	22	40	51	55	50	95	101
1999	8	19	36	44	63	41	99	85
2000	5	13	27	34	47	41	75	75
2001	6	11	29	29	48	34	76	63
2002	4	11	25	26	38	30	63	55
2003	5	12	26	31	46	27	72	58
2004	4	9	24	23	39	27	63	50
2005	5	10	22	23	33	24	55	47

2007	4	7	28	22	33	22	61	44
2008	5	8	24	20	24	18	49	38
2009	4	7	20	14	22	19	43	33
2010	4	5	14	11	18	15	32	26

Note: Due to changes in methodology, the 2006 national crime victimization rates are not comparable to other years and cannot be used for yearly trend comparisons. Violent crimes include sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault.

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Students ages 12–18 were victims of an estimated 469,800 in-school thefts in 2010— more than half (57%) of all crimes in school.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02202.asp?qaDate=2010. Released on March 05, 2012.

Data Source: Robers, S., Zhang, J., and Truman, J. (2012). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2011 (NCES 2012-002/NCJ 236021). National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, and Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, DC.