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Safety in Nevada Schools: 8,044 Black students involved in criminal incidents in 2023-24 school year

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Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://doe.nv.gov/about/executive-team/

Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://doe.nv.gov/about/executive-team/

There were 7,788 safety incidents that involved Black students at Nevada schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

This represents 23.6% 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 Black students involved violence, accounting for 66.1% of their total offenses.

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

Ethnicity Breakdown of Nevada Criminal Incidents in 2023-24 School Year
Hispanic [41.7%]Black [23.6%]White [21.8%]Multiracial [8.4%]Ethnities with <5% [4.4%]

School Safety Incidents Throughout Nevada in 2023-24 School Year
County NameTotal Number of Incidents% of Black Students Responsible
Carson City4223.3%
Churchill County2471.6%
Clark County20,39333.5%
Douglas County690%
Elko County1,0451%
Esmeralda County60%
Eureka County20%
Humboldt County1390%
Lander County170%
Lincoln County40%
Lyon County7871.7%
Mineral County931.1%
Nye County7367.2%
Pershing County240%
Storey County803.8%
Washoe County8,5548.6%
White Pine County1142.6%

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