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*Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases 2023 School Crime and Safety Report*

Bureau of Justice Statistics School Crime Report

The Bureau of Justice Statistics [ [link removed] ] (BJS) and the National Center for Education Statistics [ [link removed] ] (NCES) have released "Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2023" [ [link removed] ]. 

The report highlights findings from 23 indicators  [ [link removed] ]on various school crime and safety topics. Key findings include:


* The nonfatal criminal victimization rate for students ages 12 to 18 decreased between 2012 and 2022.
* The percentage of students ages 12 to 18 who reported being bullied was lower in 2021 to 2022 than in 2010 to 2011. 
* Lower percentages of students ages 12 to 18 in 2021 to 2022 reported being called hate-related words or seeing hate-related graffiti than in 2010 to 2011. Students also reported a decrease in gang presence over the same time period.
* The percentage of students in grades 9 to 12 who reported having been in a physical fight on school property in the previous 12 months was lower in 2021 than in 2011.

This report includes "Indicator 2: Incidence of Nonfatal Victimization at School and Away From School" [ [link removed] ], which presents data from BJS's National Crime Victimization Survey [ [link removed] ].

 

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*RESOURCES:*


* See OJJDP's Model Programs Guide [ [link removed] ] to learn about programs promoting school safety. 
* Learn more [ [link removed] ] about the latest education indicators on the NCES website.
* View the federal school safety website: SchoolSafety.gov [ [link removed] ].
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