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Bureau of Justice Statistics - School Crime & Safety

46% of males, and 26% of females reported they had been in physical fights.
Those in the lower grades reported being in twice as many fights as those in the higher grades.
However, there is a lower rate of serious violent crimes in the elementary level than in the middle or high schools.
Teachers are also assaulted, robbed & bullied. 84 crimes per 1,000 teachers per year.
1/3 of students in grades 9-12 reported that someone sold or offered them an illegal drug on school property.