From 2003-2013 for students age 12-18, nonfatal victimization at school decreased from 

87.4/1,000 students to 55.0/1,000 studentsF

The rate of victimization away from school 

decreased from 69.1/1,000 students to 

30.1/1,000 students F

vs

> In the 2011-12 school year, there were 15 homicides 

of students age 5-18 G

> 17.9% of students carried a 

weapon anywhere in the last 30 days B

– 5.2% carried a weapon to 

school

> 24.7% of students in 2013 had 

been in a physical fight anywhere in 

the last 12 months B

– 8.1% of students had been in 

a physical fight at school

> 6.9% of students had been 

threatened or injured with a weapon 

in the last 12 months B

> 22.1% of high-school students in 2103 had 

been offered, sold, or given illegal drugs on 

school property in the last 12 months B

> 14.8% of students 12-18 had been 

bullied electronically B

School and

Campus 

Crime

Victimizations occurring at school are an 

important subset of crime, given the amount 

of time that young people spend there. 

While schools (K-12) and post-secondary 

campuses are relatively safe places, 

victimization does occur, and the risks 

vary by context. Adolescents, for example, 

experience more violent victimizations at 

school but more serious violent victimizations 

outside of school (see Child, Youth, and 

Teen Victimization). And national studies 

suggest that stalking victimization rates are 

higher among college-age women than the 

general population. Concerns over reporting 

and preventing violence against women, in 

particular rape and sexual assault, have led to 

greater focus by campus administrators and 

policy makers. Regardless of age, students 

who are victimized at school often have their 

physical and emotional well-being negatively 

affected, as well as their ability to learn. 

NOTE: Hover for data hyperlinks to source material.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

School Crime

Non-fatal crime against students age 12-18 that occurred 

on school property or the way to or from school in 2013

vs

Type of Victimization at School: F

Violent crime (68.0%)

Theft (32.0%)

Simple assault (59.2%)

Serious violent 

crime (8.8%)

“Serious” violent crime 

includes rape, robbery, 

sexual assault, and 

aggravated assault

Simple assault

Violent Crime (59.2%) theft

Serious violent crime

1,420,900

victimizations 

at school F

(28.8%)

(48.2%)

(19.4%)

(51.8%)

Victimization away 

from School: F

violent Theft (51.8%)

778,500

victimizations F

23.7% of girls 12-18 had been bullied

on school property in the last 12 months in 2013B

15.6% of boys B

vs
> Burglary makes up

half of on-campus 

crime A

> Rape is next largest 

incidence, at 15.9%

of on-campus crime A

> 90.6% of colleges 

report 0 rapes on 

campus A

Percentage of VAWA campus crimes 

by location and type of crime A

Dating 

violence

Stalking Domestic 

violence

26.3

1.8

35.0

1.3 5.8

23.3

On adjacent public property

On campus

Off campus on institutional 

property

1.6 1.2 3.7

Campus Crime

NOTES

*The FBI collects reports from campus police as well 

as local and state law enforcement agencies through 

its Uniform Crime Reports. Data from 2014 includes 

information from approximately 650 campuses 

enrolling an estimated 8.2 million students.

The Clery Act requires campuses to keep records and

self-report crime, particularly VAWA crimes, to the 

U.S. Department of Eduction. Data from 2014 includes 

reports from more than 11,000 campuses enrolling 

more than 78 million students.

The Campus Climate survey, tested at 9 schools in 

2015, is notable for the validity of the survey tool.

**Data is combined as some jurisdictions have 

not updated their reporting systems to reflect new, 

separate FBI categories for schools and colleges.

SOURCES

A The Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis 

Cutting Tool, calculated from 2014 data files, 

(Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, 

2016), http://ope.ed.gov/security/Index.aspx

B Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Youth 

Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2013,”

MMWR Vol. 63, 4(2014): http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

pdf/ss/ss6304.pdf

C Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2014 Hate Crime 

Statistics, (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of 

Justice, 2015), https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/

hate-crime/2014/home

D ---Crime in the United States, 2014, (Washington, DC: 

U.S. Department of Justice, 2015), https://www.fbi.

gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2014/crimein-the-u.s.-2014

E Christopher Krebs et al., “Campus Climate 

Survey Validation Study Final Technical Report,” 

(Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. 

Department of Justice, 2016), http://www.bjs.gov/

content/pub/pdf/ccsvsftr.pdf

F ---National Center of Education Statistics, Digest 

of Education Statistics, (Washington, DC: 2014), 

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d14/tables/

dt14_228.20.asp

G National Center for Education Statistics, Indicators 

of School Crime and Safety, 2014, (Washington, 

DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2015), http://nces.

ed.gov/pubs2015/2015072.pdf

FBI Uniform Crime Reports

Clery Act Reporting

> Police recorded 472 hate crimes that 

occurred on school or campus property**C

> 96.0% of incidents were: anti-race/ethnicity, 

anti-religion, or anti-sexual orientation C

Campus Climate Survey*

21% of undergraduate women 

have been sexually assaulted

since entering college

7.0%

of undergraduate

menE

vs

> Only 12.5% of rapes and 4.3% of sexual batteries are 

reported to any school, healthcare, or law enforcement personnel E

campus 

off-campus 

Non-campus property (22.6%)

Location of Crime: A

Campus property (77.4%)

36,319

campus

crimes*A

Residence halls (37.2%)

Adjacent public property (13.8%)

Off-campus institutional 

property (8.9%)

-ff O

ac mpus

Publ ci

Residence halls

Violent crimes (4.1%)

Type of Crime: D

Property crimes (95.5%)

Other/unknown (14.9%)

76,380

campus

crimes*B

Rape (22.0%)

Aggravated assault (42.7%)

Robbery (20.3%)

Murder/Non-negligent

manslaughter (0.1%)

Violent Crimes: D

Burglaries (8.9%)

Larceny-thefts (88.8%)

Motor-vehicle thefts (2.3%)

Property Crimes: D

Arson (0.3%)

property

violent

arson

l-t

burglary

mv theft

aggr

rape

robbery

murder

other