Consortium on Chicago School Research

Snapshot 2003: Safety

A reflection of students' sense of personal safety inside the school, outside the school, and traveling to and from school. High levels indicate that students feel very safe in all these areas.

Definition of Categories Charted Above

Category	Students in Chicago Public Schools reported that they feel:
1 Not safe	somewhat or not safe in their classes and in the hallways and bathrooms. They do not feel safe traveling between home and school and outside around the school.
2 Somewhat safe	somewhat or mostly safe in their classes, in the hallways and bathrooms, and traveling between home and school. They feel somewhat safe outside around the school.
3 Mostly safe	very safe in their classes; and mostly or very safe in the hallways and bathrooms, traveling between home and school, and outside around the school.
4 Very safe	very safe in all these areas

To see the items making up this measure and the response frequencies for each item, click here.

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