Welcome to the Crime and Safety Surveys web site, where data and reports produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on the topic of school crime and safety are centralized.
This site is organized by survey respondent, since surveys have been done from the perspectives of students, teachers, schools/principals, and school districts.
Currently, two surveys are being conducted on a regular basis by NCES: the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), a survey of public schools/principals, and the School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), a survey of students ages 12 through 18.
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
March 25, 2008:
Digest of Education Statistics, 2007The 43rd in a series of publications initiated in 1962, the Digest’s primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
December 2, 2007:
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school.
September 25, 2007:
Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools, Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2005-06This First Look report uses data from the 2005–06 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) to examine a range of issues dealing with school crime and safety, such as the frequency of school crime and violence, disciplinary actions, and school practices related to the prevention and reduction of crime and safety.
