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/
This represents 1.6% 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 Pacific Islander students involved violence, accounting for 61.3% of their total offenses.
During the previous year, incidents involving violence were also the most common type of crime committed by Pacific Islander 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.
| County Name | Total Number of Incidents | % of Pacific Islander Students Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Carson City | 422 | 0.2% |
| Churchill County | 247 | 1.2% |
| Clark County | 20,393 | 1.7% |
| Douglas County | 69 | 0% |
| Elko County | 1,045 | 0.3% |
| Esmeralda County | 6 | 0% |
| Eureka County | 2 | 0% |
| Humboldt County | 139 | 0% |
| Lander County | 17 | 0% |
| Lincoln County | 4 | 0% |
| Lyon County | 787 | 1.4% |
| Mineral County | 93 | 0% |
| Nye County | 736 | 1.8% |
| Pershing County | 24 | 0% |
| Storey County | 80 | 0% |
| Washoe County | 8,554 | 1.8% |
| White Pine County | 114 | 0% |
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