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Table 5.4. |
Percentage and number of public school teachers who reported that they were physically attacked by a student from school during the previous 12 months, by state: Various school years, 1993–94 through 2007–08 |
| State | Percent attacked | Number attacked | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | 1999–2000 | 2003–04 | 2007–08 | 1993–94 | 1999–2000 | 2003–04 | 2007–08 | |||||
| United States | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 111,300 | 125,100 | 120,000 | 145,100 | ||||
| Alabama | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | ! | 1,400 | 1,900 | 1,400 | 1,700 | ! | ||
| Alaska | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 500 | ||||
| Arizona | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 1,300 | 2,200 | 1,500 | 3,300 | ||||
| Arkansas | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 900 | 800 | 1,000 | 1,400 | ||||
| California | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 6,000 | 6,900 | 5,800 | 11,000 | ||||
| Colorado | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | ! | 4.7 | 1,800 | 1,300 | 700 | ! | 2,300 | ||
| Connecticut | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | ! | 1,200 | 1,700 | 1,200 | 1,700 | |||
| Delaware | 7.1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | ! | 5.4 | 500 | 400 | 200 | ! | 400 | ! | |
| District of Columbia | 8.4 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 400 | 500 | 300 | 300 | ||||
| Florida | 4.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 5,200 | 8,600 | 10,200 | 7,100 | ||||
| Georgia | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2,500 | 3,100 | 4,700 | 4,900 | ||||
| Hawaii | 2.9 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | ! | 300 | 400 | 700 | 500 | ! | ||
| Idaho | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | ! | 2.9 | ! | 500 | 600 | 400 | ! | 500 | ! |
| Illinois | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | ! | 3.9 | 4,900 | 3,700 | 3,200 | ! | 5,700 | ||
| Indiana | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | ! | 4.7 | 1,700 | 1,800 | 2,600 | ! | 3,200 | ||
| Iowa | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 900 | 1,200 | ! | |||
| Kansas | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 1,200 | 1,900 | ||||
| Kentucky | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 1,600 | 1,900 | 1,300 | ! | 2,600 | |||
| Louisiana | 6.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | ! | 3,200 | 2,600 | 1,400 | 1,900 | ! | ||
| Maine | 2.4 | 6.3 | 3.3 | ! | 5.2 | 400 | 1,100 | 600 | ! | 900 | ||
| Maryland | 8.6 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 3,800 | 2,500 | 3,900 | 5,000 | ||||
| Massachusetts | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2,800 | 3,400 | 3,200 | 3,300 | ||||
| Michigan | 6.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | ! | 5,300 | 3,800 | 4,900 | 3,400 | ! | ||
| Minnesota | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 2,000 | 2,600 | 2,200 | 4,200 | ||||
| Mississippi | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | ! | 2.9 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 300 | ! | 1,000 | ||
| Missouri | 3.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 2,000 | 3,600 | 4,100 | 3,800 | ||||
| Montana | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 300 | 300 | 200 | 500 | ||||
| Nebraska | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 700 | 900 | 1,100 | 1,000 | ||||
| Nevada | 4.5 | 8.1 | 3.7 | ! | 3.3 | ! | 600 | 1,400 | 700 | ! | 800 | ! |
| New Hampshire | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | ! | 2.2 | ! | 400 | 600 | 500 | ! | 400 | ! |
| New Jersey | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | ! | 1.8 | ! | 2,000 | 3,300 | 2,200 | ! | 2,300 | ! |
| New Mexico | 4.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 4.3 | ! | 800 | 1,500 | 1,300 | 1,000 | ! | ||
| New York | 6.7 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 12,000 | 10,900 | 15,300 | 14,600 | ||||
| North Carolina | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | ! | 4,300 | 4,800 | 4,200 | 5,700 | |||
| North Dakota | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | ! | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ! | ||
| Ohio | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ! | 2.2 | ! | 4,000 | 3,500 | 3,400 | ! | 2,900 | ! |
| Oklahoma | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1,600 | 2,000 | 1,400 | 1,400 | ||||
| Oregon | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 | ! | 3.9 | ! | 900 | 900 | 400 | ! | 1,200 | ! |
| Pennsylvania | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4,100 | 5,700 | 6,200 | 5,200 | ||||
| Rhode Island | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | ! | ‡ | 400 | 600 | 300 | ! | ‡ | ||
| South Carolina | 3.8 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | ! | 1,500 | 2,300 | 1,500 | 1,400 | ! | ||
| South Dakota | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 300 | 500 | 300 | 500 | ||||
| Tennessee | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1,700 | 1,500 | 2,200 | 2,600 | ||||
| Texas | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 9,000 | 12,800 | 11,200 | 14,100 | ||||
| Utah | 7.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | ! | 1,400 | 600 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ! | ||
| Vermont | 8.6 | 5.3 | 1.8 | ! | 4.2 | 600 | 500 | 200 | ! | 400 | ! | |
| Virginia | 6.9 | 4.9 | 2.7 | ! | 6.0 | 4,500 | 3,900 | 2,500 | ! | 5,600 | ||
| Washington | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 2,300 | 2,800 | 2,600 | 2,400 | ! | |||
| West Virginia | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 600 | 800 | 700 | 900 | ||||
| Wisconsin | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 1,700 | 4,600 | ||||
| Wyoming | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | ! | 3.0 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ! | 200 | ! | |
| ! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: Teachers who taught only prekindergarten students are excluded. Private school teachers are excluded because the data are not state representative. The public sector includes public, public charter, and Bureau of Indian Education school teachers. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates of number of reports are rounded to the nearest 100. | ||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), “Public School Teacher Data File,” 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2003–04, and 2007–08; “Charter School Teacher Data File,” 1999–2000; and “Bureau of Indian Education Teacher Data File,” 1999–2000, 2003–04, and 2007–08. |
