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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

In 2023-24 school year, 6,116 white students reportedly involved in criminal offenses in Nevada schools

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Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://twitter.com/nvsupt

Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://twitter.com/nvsupt

There were 7,189 safety incidents that involved white students at Nevada schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

This represents 21.8% 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 white students involved violence, accounting for 60.6% of their total offenses.

During the previous year, incidents involving violence were also the most common type of crime committed by white 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 White Students Responsible
Carson City4220%
Churchill County24754.7%
Clark County20,39312.9%
Douglas County6950.7%
Elko County1,04544.1%
Esmeralda County683.3%
Eureka County250%
Humboldt County13956.1%
Lander County1752.9%
Lincoln County475%
Lyon County78764.4%
Mineral County9375.3%
Nye County73650.5%
Pershing County2454.2%
Storey County8075%
Washoe County8,55431.7%
White Pine County11458.8%

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