Crime statistics for the 2018-19 school year were recently released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The state requires schools to keep tabs on crimes in schools. The report is released every October and offers 52 different categories of crimes.
Last year, the top three reasons why students were in trouble:
● School code-of-conduct violations: 65.14 percent, or 78,680 reported incidents
● Fighting: 8.62 percent, or 10,409 reported fights
● Tobacco or vaping: 8.34 percent or 10,073 reported incidents of tobacco or vaping sales or use
Of the 52 categories, the school code-of-conduct violation doesn’t explain what students have done to earn the designation. Listed below are the schools in southwestern Pennsylvania with the most arrests as well as what crime was committed at the school the most.
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Albert Gallatin North Middle School
County: Fayette
School District: Albert Gallatin Area School District
Enrollment: 388
Arrests: 19
No. 1 reported crime: 14 school code-of-conduct violations
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Oliver Citywide Academy
County: Allegheny
School District: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Enrollment: 81
Arrests: 20
No. 1 reported crime: 224 minor altercation
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Perry High School
County: Allegheny
School District: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Enrollment: 443
Arrests: 21
No. 1 reported crime: 38 disorderly conduct
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Carrick High School
County: Allegheny
School District: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Enrollment: 717
Arrests: 25
No. 1 reported crime: 230 school code-of-conduct violations
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Westinghouse Academy
County: Allegheny
School District: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Enrollment: 708
Arrests: 26
No. 1 reported crime: 208 school code-of-conduct violations
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Baldwin Senior High School
County: Allegheny
School District: Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Enrollment: 1,453
Arrests: 27
No. 1 reported crime: 87 school code-of-conduct violations
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Brashear High School
County: Allegheny
School District: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Enrollment: 1,212
Arrests: 28
No. 1 reported crime: 357 school code-of-conduct violations
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Ringgold Senior High School
County: Washington
School District: Ringgold School District
Enrollment: 877
Arrests: 33
No. 1 reported crime: 42 possession/use or sale of tobacco or vaping
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Albert Gallatin Area Senior High School
County: Fayette
School District: Albert Gallatin Area School District
Enrollment: 1,052
Arrests: 36
No. 1 reported crime: 145 school code-of-conduct violations
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Kiski Area High School
County: Westmoreland
School District: Kiski Area School District
Enrollment: 1,129
Arrests: 50
No. 1 reported crime: 62 possession/use or sale of tobacco or vaping
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Trinity Senior High School
County: Washington
School District: Trinity Area School District
Enrollment: 990
Arrests: 73
No. 1 reported crime: 58 possession/use or sale of tobacco or vaping.
First Published: November 8, 2019, 1:09 p.m.
