In 2022, about 13.6 percent of students between the ages of 12 and 18 in the United States stated that their school had metal detectors as a security measure. A further 37.2 percent of students said that locker checks were part of their school's security measures.
Percentage of students who reported selected security measures at schools in the United States from 2001 to 2022
Characteristic
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2022
A code of student conduct
95.1%
95.3%
95.5%
95.9%
95.6%
95.7%
95.9%
95.7%
94.7%
94.3%
92.3%
A requirement that visitors sign in
90.2%
91.7%
93%
94.3%
94.3%
94.9%
95.8%
90.2%
90.4%
90.4%
85.3%
Other school staff or other adult supervision in the hallway
88.3%
90.6%
90.1%
90%
90.6%
88.9%
90.5%
89.5%
88.2%
88.7%
88.2%
One or more security cameras to monitor the school
38.5%
47.9%
57.9%
66%
70%
76.7%
76.7%
82.5%
83.8%
86%
88.8%
Security guards and/or assigned police officers
63.6%
69.6%
68.3%
68.8%
68.1%
69.8%
70.4%
69.5%
70.9%
75.4%
77.3%
Locked entrance or exit doors during the day
48.8%
52.8%
54.3%
60.9%
64.3%
64.5%
75.8%
78.2%
78.8%
84.6%
83.1%
Locker checks
53.5%
53%
53.2%
53.6%
53.8%
53%
52%
52.9%
47.8%
46.7%
37.2%
A requirement that students wear badges or picture identification
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NCES. (September 30, 2023). Percentage of students who reported selected security measures at schools in the United States from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183770/security-measures-at-school/
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NCES. (2023). Percentage of students who reported selected security measures at schools in the United States from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183770/security-measures-at-school/
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