CRIME IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES:
A Study of Offenders and Arrestees Reported via
National Incident-Based Reporting System Data
James H. Noonan and Malissa C. Vavra
Crime Analysis, Research and Development Unit
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
October 2007
Objective
Data from a variety of sources about crime in schools and colleges and characteristics of the people who commit these offenses provide key input in developing theories and operational applications that can help combat crime in our Nation’s schools, colleges, and universities. Given the myriad of data available, the objective of this study is to particularly analyze data submitted to the FBI’s UCR Program by law enforcement agencies. It examines specific characteristics of offenders and arrestees who participated in criminal incidents at schools and colleges from 2000 through 2004. Because the study dataset is not nationally representative, readers should be cautious in attempting to generalize the findings. (See the Methodology section for data caveats.)
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