Title page
Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Introduction 12
Selected Findings: School Year 2021-22 14
Estimate Tables and Figures 17
Appendix A: Standard Error Tables 35
Appendix B: Description of Variables 49
Appendix C: Methodology and Technical Notes 57
Appendix D: 2021-22 School Survey on Crime and Safety Questionnaire 70
Table 1. RECORDED INCIDENTS OF CRIME: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of crime that occurred at school,... 18
Table 2. THREATS AND PHYSICAL ATTACKS OR FIGHTS: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of a physical attack... 20
Table 3. ROBBERY, THEFT, VANDALISM, AND HATE CRIME: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of a robbery,... 21
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... 22
Table 5. DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS: Percentage of public schools reporting selected types of disciplinary problems that occurred at school daily or at least... 23
Table 6. SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES: Percentage of public schools with various safety and security measures, by selected school characteristics:... 24
Table 7. MITIGATION PRACTICES: Percentage of public schools with various mitigation practices during the school year in response to the coronavirus... 25
Table 8. PLANS AND DRILLS FOR CRISES AND EMERGENCIES: Percentage of public schools that had plans related to pandemic disease and various other... 27
Table 9. ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS: Percentage of public schools reporting activities that included various components for students, by activity component... 29
Table 10. LIMITATIONS ON CRIME PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Percentage distribution of public schools reporting that their efforts to... 30
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,... 31
Table 12. PRACTICES OF SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: Number and percentage of public schools reporting that sworn law enforcement officers,... 32
Table 13. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS: Number and percentage of public schools providing mental health services to students and... 34
Figure 1. Percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident of crime that occurred at school, by school level and incident type: School year 2021-22 19
Figure 2. Percentage of public schools with various mitigation practices during the school year in response to the coronavirus pandemic and percentage of... 26
Figure 3. Percentage of public schools that had plans related to pandemic disease and other various crisis scenarios and percentage of public schools that... 28
Figure 4. Percentage of public schools reporting that sworn law enforcement officers, including School Resource Officers (SROs), were present at least once... 33
Table A-1. Standard errors for Table 1: RECORDED INCIDENTS OF CRIME: Number and percentage of public schools with at least one recorded incident... 36
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... 37
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... 38
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... 39
Table A-5. Standard errors for Table 5: DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS: Percentage of public schools reporting selected types of disciplinary problems that occurred... 40
Table A-6. Standard errors for Table 6: SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES: Percentage of public schools with various safety and security measures,... 41
Table A-7. Standard errors for Table 7: MITIGATION PRACTICES: Percentage of public schools with various mitigation practices during the school year... 42
Table A-8. Standard errors for Table 8: PLANS AND DRILLS FOR CRISES AND EMERGENCIES: Percentage of public schools that had plans related to pandemic... 43
Table A-9. Standard errors for Table 9: ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS: Percentage of public schools reporting activities that included various components for... 44
Table A-10. Standard errors for Table 10: LIMITATIONS ON CRIME PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Percentage distribution of public schools... 45
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... 46
Table A-12. Standard errors for Table 12: PRACTICES OF SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: Number and percentage of public schools reporting... 47
Table A-13. Standard errors for Table 13: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS: Number and percentage of public schools providing... 48
Table B-1. Survey variables used in Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools in 2021-22: Findings From the School Survey on Crime... 50
Table B-2. States within regions of the country as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau 56
Table C-1. Outcomes and weighted unit response rates of cases selected for participation in SSOCS:2022, by selected school characteristics: School year 2021-22 62