The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is the primary source of school-level data on crime and safety for the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The SSOCS is a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of about 4,800 public elementary and secondary schools. To find out more information about SSOCS, please click on the questions below.
Highlights
April 13, 2026:
Data through 2019-20 now available in DataLabApril 21, 2025:
2021-22 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) Public-Use Data Files and User's ManualJanuary 17, 2024:
Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools: Findings From the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2021-22