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Percent of Students Reporting They Strongly Agree or Agree That They Feel Safe in Their Neighborhoods, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

2019
FemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota5thAfrican-American or Black87.9%88.7%88.3%
All Races Combined90.8%92.2%91.5%
Asian American88.6%89.7%89.2%
White92.7%93.8%93.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial87.1%91.1%89.0%
Native American81.2%87.3%84.8%
Hispanic/Latino88.1%88.2%88.1%
Pacific Islander75.9%82.6%79.5%
8thAfrican-American or Black93.8%94.4%94.1%
All Races Combined94.9%96.5%95.7%
Asian American93.9%95.2%94.5%
White96.0%97.5%96.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial91.1%94.8%92.8%
Native American88.7%91.9%90.5%
Hispanic/Latino93.9%94.1%94.0%
Pacific Islander83.3%96.9%91.6%
9thAfrican-American or Black93.7%94.3%94.0%
All Races Combined95.2%96.6%95.9%
Asian American94.9%95.6%95.2%
White96.1%97.5%96.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial92.1%94.4%93.2%
Native American87.5%91.9%89.8%
Hispanic/Latino92.6%95.5%94.1%
Pacific Islander91.4%91.8%91.7%
11thAfrican-American or Black95.2%95.9%95.6%
All Races Combined96.5%97.0%96.8%
Asian American95.3%94.3%94.8%
White97.3%97.8%97.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial94.8%95.0%94.9%
Native American90.4%91.1%90.8%
Hispanic/Latino93.5%95.1%94.3%
Pacific Islander**92.6%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black92.2%92.9%92.5%
All Races Combined94.3%95.5%94.9%
Asian American93.1%93.7%93.4%
White95.5%96.6%96.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial91.1%93.8%92.4%
Native American85.6%89.7%87.9%
Hispanic/Latino91.9%93.3%92.6%
Pacific Islander82.9%90.9%87.6%
Metro5thAfrican-American or Black87.8%88.8%88.3%
All Races Combined91.5%92.3%91.9%
Asian American88.9%89.6%89.3%
White93.9%94.5%94.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial89.1%91.9%90.4%
Native American88.6%85.9%87.0%
Hispanic/Latino87.7%87.3%87.5%
Pacific Islander**86.9%
8thAfrican-American or Black93.8%94.5%94.1%
All Races Combined95.2%96.7%96.0%
Asian American93.9%95.7%94.8%
White96.6%98.0%97.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial91.5%95.1%93.1%
Native American90.9%93.6%92.6%
Hispanic/Latino94.3%94.9%94.6%
Pacific Islander85.7%97.1%92.1%
9thAfrican-American or Black92.9%94.6%93.8%
All Races Combined95.3%96.7%96.0%
Asian American94.3%95.8%95.0%
White96.7%97.8%97.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial92.7%94.8%93.7%
Native American93.0%98.4%95.8%
Hispanic/Latino92.7%95.2%94.0%
Pacific Islander**89.1%
11thAfrican-American or Black95.4%95.6%95.5%
All Races Combined97.1%96.9%97.0%
Asian American95.8%94.8%95.3%
White98.1%97.9%98.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial96.8%94.9%95.9%
Native American93.5%93.3%93.4%
Hispanic/Latino93.3%95.5%94.3%
Pacific Islander**96.3%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black92.0%92.9%92.4%
All Races Combined94.7%95.6%95.1%
Asian American93.1%94.0%93.6%
White96.3%97.1%96.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial92.3%94.2%93.2%
Native American90.4%90.2%90.3%
Hispanic/Latino92.0%93.4%92.7%
Pacific Islander84.1%94.8%90.4%
Non-Metro5thAfrican-American or Black88.1%88.5%88.4%
All Races Combined90.1%92.0%91.1%
Asian American87.0%90.4%88.7%
White91.7%93.1%92.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial84.4%89.9%87.1%
Native American78.0%88.0%83.8%
Hispanic/Latino88.6%89.5%89.0%
Pacific Islander73.5%71.9%72.7%
8thAfrican-American or Black93.7%94.2%94.0%
All Races Combined94.6%96.2%95.4%
Asian American93.9%92.9%93.4%
White95.4%97.0%96.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial90.4%94.4%92.2%
Native American88.2%91.4%89.9%
Hispanic/Latino93.2%92.8%93.0%
Pacific Islander**90.9%
9thAfrican-American or Black96.6%93.3%94.9%
All Races Combined95.0%96.5%95.7%
Asian American97.9%94.2%96.4%
White95.6%97.2%96.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial91.4%93.8%92.5%
Native American86.1%90.2%88.2%
Hispanic/Latino92.4%96.0%94.2%
Pacific Islander**94.7%
11thAfrican-American or Black94.7%96.8%95.8%
All Races Combined95.9%97.1%96.5%
Asian American92.9%92.1%92.5%
White96.6%97.7%97.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial91.7%95.2%93.4%
Native American89.7%90.6%90.1%
Hispanic/Latino93.8%94.6%94.1%
Pacific Islander**88.9%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black92.9%92.7%92.8%
All Races Combined93.8%95.4%94.6%
Asian American92.9%92.3%92.6%
White94.9%96.3%95.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial89.5%93.3%91.3%
Native American84.0%89.5%87.0%
Hispanic/Latino91.9%93.3%92.6%
Pacific Islander81.4%86.7%84.6%

About the Indicator:

Feeling safe and secure is a factor associated with both substance use and mental health disorders. According to 2019 MSS data, students who “strongly agree” or “agree” they feel safe in their neighborhoods are 1.9 times less likely to report past month alcohol use, 1.8 times less likely to report past month tobacco use, 2.2 times less likely to report past month marijuana use, and 3.4 times less likely to report any past month prescription drug misuse as compared to those who “disagree” or “strongly disagree.” N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

Data Source: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)

Description: The MSS is a confidential and anonymous self-administered survey given to students attending Minnesota public, charter and tribal schools. From 1995 to 2010, the survey was administered to students in 6th, 9th, and 12th grades. New in 2013, the survey was administered to students in 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades. Trend data are now only available for 9th graders, and only for survey questions that did not change. Most schools elect to participate in the survey; in 2013, this included 84% of public schools in Minnesota.

Although the data are not presented here, the survey is also administered to area learning centers, juvenile correction facilities and private schools electing to participate.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Education

Geographic Level: State, Region, and County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported every three years

Characteristics: The results of the MSS are also available at a county level. Data Privacy requirements mandate that data is presented in a manner such that no individual student can be identified through the presentation of the results. As part of the Data Privacy practices, the results are also presented in a manner that no individual school district could be identified through the results. Therefore, for counties that have only one school district, the results are not presented. Results are also withheld for counties in which the minimum number for student participation was not met.

The MSS is a “census” of schools, not a sample. The school districts get their own data. Fifth-graders were not asked all substance use questions. Some school districts do not participate, and student participation within the school district can vary widely. These data are self-reported.