Title page
Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Introduction 11
Selected Findings: School Year 2019-20 13
Estimate Tables and Figures 15
Appendix A: Standard Error Tables 32
Appendix B: Description of Variables 46
Appendix C: Methodology and Technical Notes 54
Appendix D: 2019-20 School Survey on Crime and Safety Questionnaire 66
Table 1. RECORDED INCIDENTS OF CRIME: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of crime that occurred at school,... 16
Table 2. THREATS AND PHYSICAL ATTACKS OR FIGHTS: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of a physical attack... 18
Table 3. ROBBERY, THEFT, VANDALISM, AND HATE CRIME: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of a robbery, theft,... 19
Table 4. KNIVES, ALCOHOL, AND DRUGS: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of possession of a knife or sharp... 20
Table 5. DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS: Percentage of public schools reporting selected types of disciplinary problems occurred at school daily or at least once a week,... 21
Table 6. SERIOUS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS TAKEN: Percentage of schools that took a serious disciplinary action in response to specific offenses, by type of offense... 22
Table 7. SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES: Percentage of public schools with various safety and security measures, by selected school characteristics:... 23
Table 8. PLANS AND DRILLS FOR CRISES AND EMERGENCIES: Percentage of public schools that had a written plan describing procedures to be performed in... 24
Table 9. ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS: Percentage of public schools reporting activities that included various components for students, by activity component... 26
Table 10. LIMITATIONS ON CRIME PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Percentage distribution of public schools reporting that their efforts to... 27
Table 11. SECURITY STAFF: Percentage of public schools with one or more full-time or part-time security staff present at school at least once a week, by type of... 28
Table 12. PRACTICES OF SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: Number and percentage of public schools reporting that sworn law enforcement officers,... 29
Table 13. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS: Number and percentage of public schools providing mental health services to students... 31
Figure 1. Percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of crime that occurred at school, by percent minority enrollment and incident type:... 17
Figure 2. Percentage of public schools that had a written plan describing procedures to be performed in various crisis scenarios and percentage of public schools... 25
Figure 3. Percentage of public schools reporting that sworn law enforcement officers, including School Resource Officers (SROs), routinely engage in specified... 30
Table A-1. Standard errors for table 1: RECORDED INCIDENTS OF CRIME: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of... 33
Table A-2. Standard errors for table 2: THREATS AND PHYSICAL ATTACKS OR FIGHTS: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded... 34
Table A-3. Standard errors for table 3: ROBBERY, THEFT, VANDALISM, AND HATE CRIME: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded... 35
Table A-4. Standard errors for table 4: KNIVES, ALCOHOL, AND DRUGS: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of possession of... 36
Table A-5. Standard errors for table 5: DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS: Percentage of public schools reporting selected types of disciplinary problems occurred at school... 37
Table A-6. Standard errors for table 6: SERIOUS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS TAKEN: Percentage of schools that took a serious disciplinary action in response to specific... 38
Table A-7. Standard errors for table 7: SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES: Percentage of public schools with various safety and security measures, by selected... 39
Table A-8. Standard errors for table 8: PLANS AND DRILLS FOR CRISES AND EMERGENCIES: Percentage of public schools that had a written plan describing procedures... 40
Table A-9. Standard errors for table 9: ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS: Percentage of public schools reporting activities that included various components for students,... 41
Table A-10. Standard errors for table 10: LIMITATIONS ON CRIME PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Percentage distribution of public schools reporting... 42
Table A-11. Standard errors for table 11: SECURITY STAFF: Percentage of public schools with one or more full-time or part-time security staff present at school... 43
Table A-12. Standard errors for table 12: PRACTICES OF SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: Number and percentage of public schools reporting that sworn... 44
Table A-13. Standard errors for table 13: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS: Number and percentage of public schools providing mental health... 45
Table B-1. Survey variables used in Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools in 2019-20: Findings From the School Survey on Crime and Safety 47
Table B-2. States within regions of the country as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau 52
Table C-1. Outcomes and weighted unit response rates of cases selected for participation in SSOCS:2020, by selected school characteristics: School year 2019-20 59