Figure 2.  Percentage of students ages 12 through 18 who reported being bullied by traditional means at school or by electronic means anywhere, by reports of criminal victimization at school: School year 2008–09

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NOTE: "Traditional bullying" is victimization by a peer that occurred at school. Students were asked whether another student had made fun of them, called them names, or insulted them; spread rumors about them; threatened them with harm; pushed or shoved them; forced them to do something they did not want to do; excluded them from activities; or destroyed their property. "Electronic bullying" is victimization by a peer that occurred anywhere via electronic means, including the Internet, e-mail, instant messaging, online gaming, text messaging, and online communities. "Theft" includes attempted and completed purse snatching, completed pickpocketing, and all attempted and completed thefts, excluding motor vehicle theft. Theft does not include robbery, in which the threat or use of force is involved. "Violent" includes rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. "Any" includes violent crimes and theft. "At school" includes inside the school building, on school property, on the school bus, and on the way to or from school. Population size for students ages 12 through 18 is 25,383,000.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2009.