This report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. It provides the most current detailed statistical information to inform the Nation on the nature of crime in schools. The report is a joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics. Highlights include the following: Students age 12-18 were victims of about 1.2 million crimes of theft and 764,000 nonfatal crimes of violence or theft at school in 2001. Data on homicides and suicides at school show there were 32 school-associated violent deaths in the United States between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000, including 24 homicides, 16 of which involved school-age children. Between 1995 and 2001, the percentage of students who reported being victims of crime at school decreased from 10 percent to 6 percent.