Eastin Releases School Safety Report

STATE SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin has released the state's fourth annual school safety report. It shows a continuing downward trend in property crimes. However, crimes against persons as well as reported drug and alcohol offenses show a one-year increase.

Eastin said, "We would like to see a continuing decline in all crime categories, but the rise in rates for two categories--crimes against persons and drug and alcohol offenses--reflects both improved reporting procedures at schools and a change in reporting criteria. While we can point to improved reporting and a change in state law expanding the types of incidents that must be reported as contributing factors to the rise, we are still concerned any time our data reflect increases."

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