U.S. schools - security measures 2019 | Statista

In 2019, about 11.9 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 46.7 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 2019

Characteristic	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Locker checks	53.5%	53%	53.2%	53.6%	53.8%	53%	52%	52.9%	47.8%	46.7%
A requirement that students wear badges or picture identification	21.2%	22.5%	24.9%	24.3%	23.4%	24.8%	26.2%	23.9%	24.4%	28.3%
Metal detectors	8.7%	10.1%	10.7%	10.1%	10.6%	11.2%	11%	12.3%	10.4%	11.9%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2001 to 2019

Age group

12-18 years

Supplementary notes

“At school” includes the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and, from 2001 onward, going to and from school.

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