UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

Statistical Analysis Report:

Campus Crime and Security at Postsecondary Education Institutions

January 1997

(NCES 97-402) Ordering information

Contents

Executive Summary

1. Background

• Key Features of the Campus Security Act
• Analysis Variables and Characteristics of Institutions
• Statistical Information

2. Campus Crime Statistics

• On-Campus Occurrences of Crimes
• Occurrences of Crimes Manifesting Evidence of Prejudice ("Hate Crimes")
• Arrests for Crimes Occurring on Campus
• Definitions Used for Compiling Crime Statistics

3. Annual Security Reports

• Formats for Annual Security Reports
• Dissemination Approaches

4. Campus Security Procedures and Programs

• Access to Rape Crisis Counseling
• Increased Lighting Levels
• Services and Programs Concerning Campus Safety
• Public Safety Employees

5. Summary

6. Survey Methodology and Data Reliability

• Postsecondary Education Quick Information System
• Sample and Response Rates
• Sampling and Nonsampling Errors
• Variances
• Background Information
• Definitions of Analysis Variables

List of Appendices

Appendices

A. Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting/National Incidence-Based Reporting System Crime Definitions

B. Tables of Standard Errors

C. Survey Questionnaire (view survey questionnaire only as PDF file)

Statement of the Commissioner of Education Statistics at the release of the report

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