In 2023-24 school year, 2,345 multiracial students reportedly involved in criminal offenses in Nevada schools

There were 2,779 safety incidents that involved multiracial students at Nevada schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

This represents 8.4% of the 32,977 safety incidents registered at Nevada schools during the period, marking a decrease from the previous year.

The most frequent type of offense committed by multiracial students involved violence, accounting for 63.8% of their total offenses.

During the previous year, incidents involving violence were also the most common type of crime committed by multiracial pupils.

Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in Nevada schools increased by 1.6% compared to the previous year. Data shows that occurrences involving violence were the most common at the time.

Parents have raised concerns about increasing crime in Nevada schools.

“Nevada schools are in a state of crisis as classroom violence increases,” Sig and Lori Rogich wrote in an opinion column in the Reno Gazette Journal.

An analysis of school district police data by the Las Vegas Sun found that both the occurrence and intensity of crimes within schools are increasing dangerously.

Some data provided by the Nevada Accountability Portal may be incomplete, as it is subject to the limitations imposed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.