Public School Crime Down, But It’s Still More Dangerous For Black, Hispanic Children
The percentage of public schools experiencing incidents of crime was lower in 2005 than in 2003. In 2003, 65 percent of schools reported crimes to the police compared to 61 percent of schools in 2005, the latest year analyzed by the National Center for Education Statistics.
December 4th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Rather than looking at these statistics in the context of race, I think it would be more helpful to look at family situation. Specifically, immigration status, absence of a father, drug use, alcoholism, prior arrests and the employment of the head of the household. These factors contribute to criminal activity across races and nations. When we look at statistics only in the context of race we miss the underlying situations that cause the behavior.
December 4th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Not surprising but this report doesn’t paint the whole picture. A large percentage of blacks and Hispanics are in schools in high crime areas, and this report doesn’t take into account the high numbers of illegal alien students many of whom are involved in gangs. If our immigration laws were enforced, then these students would be deported and hence, some of these numbers would be reduced.