The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its second study on crime in Tennessee’s schools Wednesday, which measured crime spanning from 2007 to 2009.
According to the study, 2.2 percent of crime committed in the each year of the study occurred at schools, the majority of these being simple assault.
Most assault cases reported statewide occur between boyfriend and girlfriend, 18.2 percent, while school assaults are more likely to occur between acquaintances, 50.2 percent.
Noon to 1 p.m. is the most frequently reported incident time in schools while midnight to 1 a.m. is the most frequent time statewide.
Types of injuries reported were similar between the school and statewide statics. Around 42 percent of injuries were minor and more than 50 percent of incidents not involving injury.
Weapon reports differed greatly. One percent of weapon-related reports in schools were firearm related as opposed to 13.6 percent across the state.
Males made up 72.7 percent of arrestees in school crimes and 54 percent of simple assault offenders.
The study showed that the average age of offenders was around 17 while victims were roughly 22 and arrestees 16.
2009 saw a 2.3 percent decreased in school crimes and most reports over the time of the study, 88 percent, were cleared by arrest.
TBI’s study did not include statistics from Tennessee’s college and university law enforcement agencies, which are compiled on TBI’s “Crime on Campus” report. The goal of the study is to help better combat crimes in schools.
For the complete “School Crimes Study” visit the TBI’s official website at www.tbi.state.tn.gov, the study is located under the crime statistics page. |
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