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How many students involved in criminal incidents in Nevada schools in 2023-24 school year were Hispanic?

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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 13,752 safety incidents that involved Hispanic students at Nevada schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

This represents 41.7% of the 32,977 safety incidents registered at Nevada schools during the period, marking an increase over the previous year.

The most frequent type of offense committed by Hispanic students involved violence, accounting for 51.4% of their total offenses.

During the previous year, incidents involving violence were also the most common type of crime committed by Hispanic 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 Hispanic Students Responsible
Carson City42278.9%
Churchill County24724.7%
Clark County20,39340.7%
Douglas County6940.6%
Elko County1,04545%
Esmeralda County60%
Eureka County20%
Humboldt County13932.4%
Lander County1741.2%
Lincoln County425%
Lyon County78722.5%
Mineral County9316.1%
Nye County73628.8%
Pershing County2420.8%
Storey County8010%
Washoe County8,55446.4%
White Pine County11427.2%

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