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 * Summary/Direct Quote**School **//uniforms//** have helped reduce violence in Long Beach, California. Since students began wearing**//uniforms//** in 1994, overall crime in the school district has dropped by 91 percent.
 * //Uniforms//** help **//prevent//** violence because they promote a sense of community, says Keith King, who recently published a study on school **//uniforms//**. They make it easier for kids from different backgrounds to feel like they are part of a team. And that, King says, is "the number one protective factor against school violence."

[|APPENDIX A] Long Beach Unified **//School//** District Data code format="ct" No. of       No. of                          incidents     incidents Crime category          (1993-1994)   (1994-1995)     % change Assault/battery             319            212           -34 Assault with a                6              3           -50 deadly weapon Fighting                  1,135            554           -51 Sex offenses                 57             15           -74 Robbery                      29             10           -65 Extortion                     5              2           -60 Chemical                     71             22           -69 substances Weapons or                  165             78           -52 look-alikes Vandalism                 1,409          1,155           -18 Dangerous devices            46             23           -50 Total                     3,242          2,074           -36

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There is a direct corrilation between wearing uniforms and decreased violence. Uniforms help kids feel like they are a part of a team.