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Table 4.2. |
Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property at least one time during the previous 12 months, by state: Various years, 2003–2009 |
| State | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | |||
| Alabama | 7.2 | 10.6 | — | 10.4 | |||
| Alaska | 8.1 | — | 7.7 | 7.3 | |||
| Arizona | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 9.3 | |||
| Arkansas | — | 9.6 | 9.1 | 11.9 | |||
| California | — | — | — | — | |||
| Colorado | — | 7.6 | — | 8.0 | |||
| Connecticut | — | 9.1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | |||
| Delaware | 7.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 7.8 | |||
| District of Columbia | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.3 | — | |||
| Florida | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 | |||
| Georgia | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | |||
| Hawaii | — | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.7 | |||
| Idaho | 9.4 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 7.9 | |||
| Illinois | — | — | 7.8 | 8.8 | |||
| Indiana | 6.7 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 6.5 | |||
| Iowa | — | 7.8 | 7.1 | — | |||
| Kansas | — | 7.4 | 8.6 | 6.2 | |||
| Kentucky | 5.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | |||
| Louisiana | — | — | — | 9.5 | |||
| Maine | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.7 | |||
| Maryland | — | 11.7 | 9.6 | 9.1 | |||
| Massachusetts | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.0 | |||
| Michigan | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 9.4 | |||
| Minnesota | — | — | — | — | |||
| Mississippi | 6.6 | — | 8.3 | 8.0 | |||
| Missouri | 7.5 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 7.8 | |||
| Montana | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | |||
| Nebraska | 8.8 | 9.7 | — | — | |||
| Nevada | 6.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 10.7 | |||
| New Hampshire | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.3 | — | |||
| New Jersey | — | 8.0 | — | 6.6 | |||
| New Mexico | — | 10.4 | 10.1 | — | |||
| New York | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | |||
| North Carolina | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | |||
| North Dakota | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 | — | |||
| Ohio | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | — | |||
| Oklahoma | 7.4 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | |||
| Oregon | — | — | — | — | |||
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — | 5.6 | |||
| Rhode Island | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 6.5 | |||
| South Carolina | — | 10.1 | 9.8 | 8.8 | |||
| South Dakota | 6.5 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 | |||
| Tennessee | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | |||
| Texas | — | 9.3 | 8.7 | 7.2 | |||
| Utah | 7.3 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 7.7 | |||
| Vermont | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | |||
| Virginia | — | — | — | — | |||
| Washington | — | — | — | — | |||
| West Virginia | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 9.2 | |||
| Wisconsin | 5.5 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 6.7 | |||
| Wyoming | 9.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.4 | |||
| — Not available. NOTE: “On school property” was not defined for survey respondents. The estimate for the United States is drawn from a nationally representative sample of schools and is not the aggregate of participating states. Each state estimate is based on a sample that is representative of that state. SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), previously unpublished tabulation, various years, 2003–2009 |
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