Table 229.50.

Percentage distribution of public schools, by number of violent incidents of crime at school recorded and reported to sworn law enforcement and selected school characteristics: 2019-20

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
School characteristic	Number of violent incidents recorded																					Number of violent incidents reported to sworn law enforcement
	None			1-2 incidents			3-5 incidents			6-9 incidents			10-14 incidents			15-19 incidents			20 or more incidents			None			1-2 incidents			3-5 incidents			6-9 incidents			10-14 incidents			15-19 incidents			20 or more incidents
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			14			15
Total	29.8		(1.30)	16.0		(1.04)	13.2		(0.77)	11.1		(0.75)	8.2		(0.71)	6.1		(0.62)	15.6		(0.85)	67.6		(0.99)	13.0		(0.86)	7.7		(0.66)	4.3		(0.41)	3.0		(0.29)	1.3		(0.23)	3.1		(0.26)
School level
Elementary1	41.6		(2.15)	17.8		(1.68)	10.4		(1.26)	8.5		(1.24)	5.6		(1.13)	4.8		(0.92)	11.3		(1.39)	85.5		(1.51)	8.3		(1.21)	3.9		(0.96)	‡		(†)	0.7	!	(0.32)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Middle2	9.0		(1.04)	10.2		(1.04)	16.9		(1.34)	16.1		(1.43)	12.7		(1.16)	8.5		(1.09)	26.6		(1.70)	42.2		(1.76)	20.4		(1.20)	13.6		(1.12)	9.6		(1.21)	5.8		(0.70)	1.7		(0.37)	6.6		(0.93)
Secondary/high3	10.4		(1.18)	14.9		(1.49)	18.5		(1.56)	14.7		(1.06)	12.7		(1.09)	8.0		(0.92)	20.8		(1.40)	34.9		(1.89)	20.5		(1.85)	13.8		(1.41)	10.4		(0.98)	8.0		(0.68)	3.2		(0.56)	9.2		(1.01)
Combined/other4	39.7		(5.85)	20.2		(4.27)	14.1		(3.44)	10.2	!	(3.51)	4.6	!	(1.81)	6.4	!	(2.77)	4.9	!	(2.00)	73.6		(4.55)	12.4		(3.40)	6.7	!	(2.13)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Enrollment size
Less than 300	44.2		(3.82)	17.1		(2.73)	16.8		(2.46)	8.6		(1.98)	2.5	!	(0.86)	5.0	!	(1.64)	5.8		(1.65)	75.2		(2.66)	15.0		(2.19)	3.7	!	(1.13)	2.9	!	(1.18)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.5	!	(0.72)
300 to 499	33.6		(2.57)	18.3		(2.06)	11.7		(1.17)	10.7		(1.47)	7.5		(1.50)	5.6		(1.15)	12.6		(1.88)	77.4		(1.63)	11.6		(1.43)	5.9		(0.96)	2.4		(0.57)	1.6	!	(0.62)	‡		(†)	0.3	!	(0.17)
500 to 999	24.8		(2.06)	15.7		(1.38)	13.0		(1.02)	12.9		(1.26)	10.6		(1.24)	6.5		(0.77)	16.6		(1.39)	65.7		(1.63)	12.8		(1.43)	9.4		(1.13)	4.8		(0.58)	3.3		(0.44)	0.8		(0.20)	3.1		(0.41)
1,000 or more	7.5		(1.40)	7.8		(1.31)	11.2		(1.72)	11.1		(1.39)	13.0		(1.35)	8.9		(0.92)	40.4		(2.42)	30.9		(1.68)	13.3		(1.35)	14.5		(1.39)	10.7		(1.18)	10.7		(1.22)	5.4		(1.03)	14.7		(1.43)
Locale
City	24.8		(2.22)	11.7		(1.67)	11.5		(1.83)	10.0		(1.38)	9.4		(1.37)	8.8		(1.34)	23.8		(1.94)	65.6		(2.05)	12.8		(1.42)	8.1		(1.46)	3.5		(0.56)	3.7		(0.45)	1.8	!	(0.59)	4.4		(0.74)
Suburban	29.7		(2.26)	18.9		(1.95)	12.0		(1.41)	11.1		(1.09)	7.2		(1.18)	5.1		(1.07)	15.9		(1.39)	70.5		(1.35)	10.5		(1.05)	6.9		(0.78)	4.9		(0.80)	2.9		(0.46)	1.1		(0.24)	3.3		(0.46)
Town	28.4		(3.52)	12.7		(2.32)	15.6		(2.18)	14.4		(1.98)	10.6		(1.53)	4.8		(1.07)	13.4		(2.48)	62.3		(2.47)	13.7		(1.89)	10.8		(1.75)	6.5		(1.23)	4.1	!	(1.36)	0.6	!	(0.29)	2.0	!	(0.63)
Rural	35.6		(2.76)	18.2		(1.97)	15.4		(1.88)	10.7		(1.51)	6.9		(0.91)	5.3		(1.18)	7.9		(1.35)	68.7		(2.26)	15.7		(1.81)	6.7		(1.06)	3.3		(0.77)	2.0		(0.51)	1.4	!	(0.45)	2.1		(0.39)
Percent minority enrollment5
0 to 25 percent	34.5		(2.01)	18.5		(1.77)	15.8		(1.45)	11.7		(1.31)	7.6		(0.81)	3.9		(0.55)	7.9		(1.18)	69.2		(1.84)	13.8		(1.39)	7.8		(1.04)	4.0		(0.67)	2.5		(0.46)	1.1		(0.27)	1.5		(0.35)
26 to 50 percent	32.2		(3.21)	12.4		(2.04)	13.3		(1.76)	12.0		(1.52)	8.8		(1.40)	8.2		(1.55)	13.0		(1.38)	68.1		(2.46)	11.6		(1.66)	7.2		(1.03)	4.5		(0.68)	2.5		(0.46)	2.1	!	(0.83)	3.9		(0.73)
51 to 75 percent	25.5		(3.04)	18.6		(2.64)	10.7		(1.86)	10.9		(1.92)	7.1		(1.44)	4.9		(1.25)	22.2		(2.42)	67.4		(2.58)	13.6		(1.88)	6.9		(1.34)	3.8		(0.92)	3.5		(0.91)	0.7	!	(0.24)	3.9		(0.56)
76 to 100 percent	25.1		(2.54)	13.6		(2.07)	11.7		(1.74)	9.7		(1.39)	9.2		(1.84)	8.2		(1.39)	22.5		(1.88)	65.4		(2.47)	12.6		(1.84)	8.3		(1.63)	4.8		(0.93)	3.6		(0.73)	1.3	!	(0.46)	4.0		(0.56)
Percent of students eligible for     free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	38.0		(3.06)	19.8		(1.96)	14.0		(1.66)	11.7		(1.52)	4.4		(0.84)	4.2		(1.07)	7.9		(1.52)	74.6		(2.10)	10.8		(1.56)	6.6		(1.11)	3.5		(0.49)	1.7		(0.41)	1.1	!	(0.35)	1.7		(0.40)
26 to 50 percent	29.3		(2.54)	18.3		(2.13)	14.1		(1.48)	12.0		(1.58)	8.9		(1.09)	5.6		(1.00)	11.8		(1.38)	61.0		(2.16)	17.1		(1.78)	9.0		(1.19)	5.3		(0.74)	3.3		(0.61)	1.9	!	(0.67)	2.5		(0.45)
51 to 75 percent	28.0		(2.54)	15.7		(2.24)	13.5		(1.86)	11.2		(1.40)	10.1		(1.34)	5.6		(1.06)	16.0		(1.48)	70.2		(2.30)	10.6		(1.44)	6.5		(0.93)	4.6		(1.03)	3.2		(0.52)	1.2		(0.31)	3.7		(0.52)
76 to 100 percent	27.2		(2.56)	12.1		(1.91)	11.8		(1.51)	10.0		(1.53)	8.0		(1.53)	8.2		(1.24)	22.6		(1.82)	66.9		(2.42)	12.9		(1.73)	8.1		(1.48)	3.7		(0.74)	3.4		(0.73)	1.1	!	(0.37)	4.0		(0.56)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Elementary schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades K through 4 than in higher grades.

2 Middle schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades 5 through 8 than in higher or lower grades.

3 Secondary/high schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades 9 through 12 than in lower grades.

4 Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades not specified in the Elementary, Middle, and Secondary/high categories, including K-12 schools.

5 Percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students, and students of Two or more races.

NOTE: "Violent incidents" include rape, sexual assault other than rape, physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, threat of physical attack with or without a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon. Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. "At school" was defined to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Respondents were instructed to include incidents that occurred before, during, or after normal school hours or when school activities or events were in session. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2019-20 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2020. (This table was prepared November 2021.)