Looking at the Data: School Crime and Safety

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009, the twelfth in a series of annual publications issued jointly by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education and the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice, presents the most recent data available on school crime and safety. Utilizing national survey of students, teachers, and principals, and other data sources, the report presents data on victimization, weapons, teacher injury, student perceptions of school safety, and availability and student use of drugs and alcohol, among others.

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