Overall, while crime clearly is occurring within schools, the rates of violent crimes and weapons violations within schools are declining. However, the impact of the recent high-profile incidents has increased levels of fear. Despite this increase, youth actually are much less likely to be victims of violent crime while in school than out. A few of the more notable trends of violence and crime in schools are fear, threats and injuries, serious violent crime, theft, weapons in schools, and violence and threats against teachers.

Fear- The overall level of school violence is both low and stable, but fear of in-school violence has increased. For example, one particular study indicates that between 1989 and 1995, the percentage of students fearing attack in school rose from 6% to 9%, and students who reported fearing attack on the way to

Fear- The overall level of school violence is both low and stable, but fear of in-school violence has increased. For example, one particular study indicates that between 1989 and 1995, the percentage of students fearing attack in school rose from 6% to 9%, and students who reported fearing attack on the way to or from school rose from 4% to 7%. Additionally, a recent survey of high school students found that fear of school violence kept 5% of students home at least once in the month prior to being surveyed.

Violence and threats to teachers- Teachers are victims of approximately 18,000 serious crimes per year. While these rates fluctuate with the race and sex of the teacher as well as the location of the school, male teachers are often the target of crime and violence. Additionally, in terms of threats, during the 1993-94 school year, 12% of teachers, or 341,000, were threatened and 4%, or 120,000, were physically attacked by a student.

Overall, while crime clearly is occurring within schools, the rates of violent crimes and weapons violations within schools are declining. However, the impact of the recent high-profile incidents has increased levels of fear. Despite this increase, youth actually are much less likely to be victims of violent crime while in school than out. A few of the more notable trends of violence and crime in schools are fear, threats and injuries, serious violent crime, theft, weapons in schools, and violence and threats against teachers.

As one can see, the threat is often as serious as the actual crime. The numbers are staggering when viewed. Hopefully, with a new election coming up, the people can elect a president that will actually do something about this national epidemic. Only time will tell if the problem of school violence can be solved.

Violence and threats to teachers- Teachers are victims of approximately 18,000 serious crimes per year. While these rates fluctuate with the race and sex of the

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