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Crime in schools

Students' Reports of School Crime: 1989 and 1995

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U.S. Department of Education

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 6:30 P.M. EDT                 BJS
SUNDAY APRIL 12, 1998                                        
                                            202/307-0784
         
JOINT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STUDY SHOWS
LITTLE INCREASE IN SCHOOL CRIME BETWEEN 1989 AND 1995

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There was no significant change
from 1989 to 1995 in the percentage of students who reported 
having been robbed in school, having property stolen from
their...

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2000



Department of Education
Department of Justice



EMBARGOED UNTIL 9:00 A.M. EDT     BJS 202/307-0703
OCTOBER 26, 2000                 NCES 202/401-1579


          

CRIMES IN THE NATION'S SCHOOLS DECLINED IN THE 1990s
ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE & EDUCATION
                         
     WASHINGTON, D.C.    Crime in the nation's
schools decreased during the last seven years,
according to a new report issued today by the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice
Statistics and the Department...

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2001

Department of Education Department of Justice
   
EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EST BJS 202/307-0784
October 31, 2001 NCES 202/401-1579

NATION'S SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE A DROP IN CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION, ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE & EDUCATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Victimization in the nation's schools has decreased since 1992, according to a new report issued today by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics and...