BJS Releases Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2023
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a program office within the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, and the National Center for Education Statistics, in the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, today released Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2023, which includes Indicator 2: Incidence of Nonfatal Victimization at School and Away From School. This report provides summary statistics to inform the nation about current aspects of crime and safety in schools.
“During the 10-year period from 2012 to 2022, the total victimization rate decreased, both at school and away from school,” noted Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D., BJS Acting Director.
This report is the 26th in a series of annual publications produced jointly by BJS and NCES. It compiles key findings of school crime and safety from a variety of data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, principals, and postsecondary institutions. It also presents data on elementary and secondary student and teacher victimizations; school environment; fights and weapons; safety, security, and mental health practices; and postsecondary campus safety and security. Indicator 2: Incidence of Nonfatal Victimization at School and Away From School includes data from BJS’s National Crime Victimization Survey and is available on the BJS website. Each of the 23 indicators is presented separately, and all indicators can be found here: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe.
| Title: | Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2023 and Indicator 2: Incidence of Nonfatal Victimization at School and Away From School (NCJ 309126) |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/report-indicators-school-crime-and-safety-2023-and-indicator-2-incidence |
About the Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D, is the acting director. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.
About the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices – the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime, and SMART Office – can be found at www.ojp.gov.
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