Premium
Report shows crime on campus down across the country
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
campus security report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-6247
pISSN - 1551-2800
DOI - 10.1002/casr.30185
Subject(s) - harassment , criminology , crime statistics , psychology , sexual assault , violent crime , political science , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency
A recent report released by the National Center for Education Statistics found an overall decrease in crimes at educational institutions across the country since 2001. The overall number of crimes reported by postsecondary institutions has dropped by 34 percent, from 41,600 per year in 2001 to 27,600 per year in 2013. The report, titled Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2015, covers higher education campuses as well as K–12 schools and includes such topics as victimization, teacher injury, bullying and cyberbullying, use of drugs and alcohol, and criminal incidents at postsecondary institutions. The report found significant decreases in instances of bullying, harassment due to sexual orientation, and violent crime at all levels of education. The number of on‐campus crimes reported at postsecondary institutions in 2013 was lower than in 2001 for every category except forcible sex offenses and murder.