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| Table 230.20. | Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported that gangs were present at school during the school year, by selected student and school characteristics and urbanicity: Selected years, 2001 through 2013 |
| Year and urbanicity | Total | Sex | Race/ethnicity1 | Grade | Control of school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Other | 6th grade | 7th grade | 8th grade | 9th grade | 10th grade | 11th grade | 12th grade | Public | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 20.1 | (0.71) | 21.4 | (0.86) | 18.8 | (0.90) | 15.5 | (0.72) | 28.6 | (1.90) | 32.0 | (1.82) | — | (†) | 21.4 | (2.18) | 11.2 | (1.28) | 15.7 | (1.09) | 17.3 | (1.22) | 24.3 | (1.27) | 23.6 | (1.48) | 24.2 | (1.56) | 21.1 | (1.54) | 21.6 | (0.77) | 4.9 | (1.05) | |||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 28.9 | (1.23) | 31.9 | (1.62) | 25.9 | (1.52) | 20.5 | (1.28) | 32.4 | (2.79) | 40.3 | (2.45) | — | (†) | 27.0 | (4.41) | 14.9 | (2.45) | 23.7 | (2.54) | 24.0 | (2.66) | 35.3 | (2.77) | 33.1 | (3.08) | 34.2 | (3.18) | 34.1 | (3.21) | 31.9 | (1.35) | 5.0 | (1.38) | |||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 18.3 | (0.72) | 18.9 | (0.92) | 17.5 | (1.08) | 15.4 | (0.75) | 25.4 | (2.79) | 27.1 | (2.25) | — | (†) | 20.0 | (2.95) | 9.0 | (1.52) | 13.7 | (1.16) | 16.6 | (1.50) | 20.8 | (1.48) | 22.3 | (1.58) | 22.7 | (1.71) | 18.6 | (1.81) | 19.5 | (0.80) | 4.3 | ! | (1.45) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 13.3 | (1.71) | 14.0 | (2.08) | 12.5 | (1.84) | 12.1 | (1.70) | 22.5 | (5.78) | 16.8 | ! | (7.49) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 11.0 | (2.78) | 8.9 | (1.87) | 10.1 | (2.24) | 18.9 | (3.03) | 14.4 | (3.05) | 15.8 | (3.85) | 11.5 | ! | (4.51) | 13.7 | (1.80) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 20.9 | (0.70) | 22.3 | (0.95) | 19.5 | (0.79) | 14.2 | (0.59) | 29.5 | (2.14) | 37.2 | (1.76) | — | (†) | 22.0 | (2.54) | 10.9 | (1.28) | 16.3 | (1.14) | 17.9 | (1.29) | 26.1 | (1.44) | 26.3 | (1.37) | 23.4 | (1.64) | 22.2 | (1.50) | 22.5 | (0.78) | 3.9 | (0.82) | |||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 30.9 | (1.33) | 32.1 | (1.71) | 29.7 | (1.84) | 19.8 | (1.71) | 32.8 | (2.43) | 42.6 | (2.17) | — | (†) | 30.6 | (4.09) | 21.6 | (3.42) | 25.5 | (2.32) | 25.2 | (2.63) | 38.2 | (3.25) | 35.3 | (2.82) | 34.6 | (2.81) | 34.8 | (2.75) | 33.7 | (1.50) | 6.0 | (1.62) | |||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 18.4 | (0.84) | 20.5 | (1.07) | 16.3 | (0.92) | 13.8 | (0.67) | 28.3 | (3.93) | 34.6 | (2.14) | — | (†) | 18.2 | (2.96) | 7.5 | (1.25) | 13.2 | (1.28) | 16.2 | (1.65) | 24.3 | (1.58) | 24.1 | (1.72) | 20.4 | (2.34) | 19.3 | (1.91) | 19.9 | (0.91) | 2.4 | ! | (0.78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 12.3 | (1.81) | 12.2 | (2.00) | 12.4 | (2.34) | 10.7 | (1.42) | 21.8 | ! | (7.17) | 12.7 | ! | (4.11) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.4 | (2.56) | 10.9 | ! | (3.26) | 13.8 | (3.00) | 18.0 | (3.50) | 15.0 | (3.30) | 13.3 | (3.60) | 12.8 | (2.02) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 24.2 | (0.93) | 25.3 | (1.07) | 22.9 | (1.09) | 16.8 | (0.83) | 37.6 | (2.41) | 38.9 | (2.69) | 20.2 | (2.59) | 27.7 | (4.62) | 12.1 | (1.41) | 17.3 | (1.21) | 19.1 | (1.79) | 28.3 | (1.59) | 32.6 | (1.89) | 28.0 | (1.89) | 27.9 | (2.16) | 25.8 | (1.01) | 4.2 | (0.94) | |||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 36.2 | (2.00) | 37.4 | (2.31) | 35.0 | (2.42) | 23.7 | (1.87) | 41.8 | (2.93) | 48.9 | (4.44) | 25.0 | (5.16) | 33.9 | (8.68) | 19.9 | (3.11) | 24.2 | (2.64) | 30.5 | (3.81) | 40.3 | (3.70) | 50.6 | (3.79) | 44.3 | (3.89) | 39.5 | (3.73) | 39.1 | (2.12) | 7.7 | (2.26) | |||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 20.8 | (0.93) | 22.4 | (1.14) | 19.1 | (1.15) | 16.0 | (0.87) | 36.2 | (4.41) | 32.1 | (2.52) | 18.1 | (2.87) | 29.0 | (6.12) | 8.9 | (1.52) | 14.9 | (1.46) | 14.6 | (2.01) | 24.8 | (1.92) | 27.9 | (2.37) | 25.5 | (2.21) | 25.1 | (2.60) | 22.3 | (1.01) | 3.0 | ! | (1.02) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 16.4 | (2.53) | 16.1 | (3.20) | 16.7 | (2.79) | 14.1 | (2.46) | 24.4 | (6.75) | 26.2 | (6.51) | 19.0 | ! | (9.22) | ‡ | (†) | 8.3 | (3.29) | 15.2 | (3.46) | 14.7 | (4.22) | 21.0 | (4.00) | 22.0 | (3.61) | 13.3 | ! | (4.36) | 15.8 | ! | (5.82) | 17.2 | (2.67) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||
| 20072 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 23.2 | (0.80) | 25.1 | (1.07) | 21.3 | (0.87) | 16.0 | (0.70) | 37.6 | (2.26) | 36.1 | (2.04) | 17.4 | (2.72) | 26.4 | (3.63) | 15.3 | (1.99) | 17.4 | (1.28) | 20.6 | (1.68) | 28.0 | (1.51) | 28.1 | (1.73) | 25.9 | (1.61) | 24.4 | (1.69) | 24.9 | (0.87) | 5.2 | (1.14) | |||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 32.3 | (1.49) | 35.3 | (2.01) | 29.2 | (1.62) | 23.4 | (1.98) | 39.7 | (3.07) | 40.4 | (2.90) | 18.4 | (4.30) | 31.9 | (6.10) | 17.8 | (3.45) | 24.1 | (2.96) | 25.9 | (2.90) | 41.1 | (3.40) | 38.6 | (3.36) | 34.7 | (3.05) | 38.4 | (4.01) | 35.6 | (1.61) | 7.3 | (2.07) | |||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 21.0 | (0.97) | 23.1 | (1.36) | 18.9 | (1.19) | 15.9 | (0.92) | 35.5 | (3.16) | 33.3 | (2.66) | 16.3 | (3.63) | 29.0 | (5.14) | 14.0 | (2.40) | 15.4 | (1.67) | 19.6 | (2.23) | 23.1 | (1.78) | 26.6 | (2.01) | 23.6 | (2.22) | 22.4 | (2.26) | 22.7 | (1.05) | 2.8 | ! | (1.09) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 15.5 | (2.78) | 14.9 | (2.69) | 16.1 | (3.18) | 10.9 | (1.59) | 36.8 | (10.42) | 27.5 | ! | (10.34) | ‡ | (†) | 14.3 | ! | (6.01) | 15.6 | ! | (6.21) | 13.1 | (2.79) | 14.7 | (4.26) | 21.7 | (4.43) | 15.2 | (3.39) | 18.7 | (3.98) | 7.6 | ! | (2.90) | 15.6 | (2.91) | 11.8 | ! | (5.84) | ||||||||||||
| 20092 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 20.4 | (0.85) | 20.9 | (1.12) | 19.9 | (1.03) | 14.1 | (0.79) | 31.4 | (2.62) | 33.0 | (2.20) | 17.2 | (3.21) | 15.3 | (4.07) | 11.0 | (1.76) | 14.8 | (1.70) | 15.9 | (1.60) | 24.9 | (2.01) | 27.7 | (1.75) | 22.6 | (1.53) | 21.9 | (2.02) | 22.0 | (0.89) | 2.3 | ! | (0.82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 30.7 | (1.86) | 32.8 | (2.35) | 28.6 | (2.29) | 19.4 | (1.99) | 40.0 | (3.76) | 38.9 | (3.31) | 18.9 | (4.63) | 23.2 | ! | (9.05) | 14.5 | (4.13) | 21.0 | (3.37) | 24.4 | (3.24) | 34.2 | (4.01) | 44.8 | (3.41) | 34.9 | (4.08) | 36.0 | (4.32) | 33.7 | (1.94) | 4.1 | ! | (1.83) | |||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 16.6 | (0.80) | 17.2 | (1.10) | 16.0 | (1.17) | 13.5 | (0.91) | 20.2 | (2.75) | 28.3 | (2.64) | 14.5 | (3.95) | 14.8 | ! | (6.41) | 9.7 | (1.90) | 11.2 | (1.89) | 11.8 | (1.73) | 22.4 | (2.10) | 21.0 | (2.07) | 19.4 | (1.88) | 17.6 | (2.29) | 18.1 | (0.85) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 16.0 | (3.08) | 13.7 | (3.37) | 18.1 | (3.18) | 11.8 | (2.09) | 35.4 | (9.77) | 27.3 | ! | (10.84) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 8.3 | ! | (3.11) | 16.5 | (4.19) | 14.2 | ! | (4.41) | 18.8 | (5.04) | 19.6 | (5.02) | 13.4 | (3.50) | 17.3 | ! | (5.37) | 16.2 | (3.18) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||
| 20112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 17.5 | (0.71) | 17.5 | (0.95) | 17.5 | (0.88) | 11.1 | (0.67) | 32.7 | (2.23) | 26.4 | (1.55) | 9.9 | (2.24) | 9.9 | (2.12) | 8.2 | (1.20) | 10.2 | (1.08) | 11.3 | (1.02) | 21.7 | (1.47) | 23.0 | (1.63) | 23.2 | (1.74) | 21.3 | (1.82) | 18.9 | (0.77) | 1.9 | ! | (0.69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 22.8 | (1.34) | 23.0 | (1.90) | 22.6 | (1.53) | 13.9 | (1.60) | 31.6 | (2.75) | 31.0 | (2.34) | 7.6 | ! | (2.29) | 12.3 | (3.41) | 5.4 | ! | (1.98) | 11.7 | (2.02) | 16.2 | (2.29) | 27.5 | (3.12) | 31.1 | (3.13) | 28.1 | (3.17) | 32.9 | (3.88) | 25.7 | (1.47) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 16.1 | (0.97) | 16.5 | (1.24) | 15.6 | (1.18) | 11.3 | (0.89) | 33.5 | (4.08) | 23.2 | (1.95) | 12.0 | ! | (3.69) | 10.4 | ! | (3.54) | 8.6 | (1.79) | 9.3 | (1.37) | 9.0 | (1.22) | 18.9 | (1.79) | 21.5 | (2.10) | 23.7 | (2.46) | 18.5 | (2.27) | 17.1 | (1.01) | 2.9 | ! | (1.20) | ||||||||||||||
| Rural | 12.1 | (2.42) | 10.2 | (2.23) | 14.1 | (3.18) | 7.7 | (1.31) | 34.5 | (6.62) | 22.1 | ! | (10.47) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 11.1 | (2.97) | 10.1 | (2.64) | 9.6 | ! | (2.89) | 19.3 | (4.99) | 13.9 | (4.02) | 10.6 | (3.69) | 9.2 | ! | (3.04) | 12.5 | (2.49) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||
| 20132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12.4 | (0.62) | 12.9 | (0.85) | 12.0 | (0.73) | 7.5 | (0.63) | 18.6 | (1.72) | 20.1 | (1.34) | 9.4 | (1.85) | 14.3 | (2.68) | 5.0 | (1.15) | 7.7 | (0.96) | 7.8 | (0.96) | 13.9 | (1.43) | 17.7 | (1.46) | 17.1 | (1.65) | 14.6 | (1.58) | 13.3 | (0.67) | 2.3 | ! | (0.94) | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 18.3 | (1.23) | 18.6 | (1.61) | 18.0 | (1.38) | 14.3 | (1.73) | 20.6 | (2.36) | 22.6 | (2.15) | 10.4 | (2.61) | 17.9 | ! | (5.59) | 9.6 | (2.75) | 12.0 | (2.44) | 13.2 | (2.30) | 19.6 | (2.53) | 24.8 | (2.86) | 26.7 | (3.21) | 18.2 | (3.07) | 19.9 | (1.35) | 4.6 | ! | (2.08) | |||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 10.8 | (0.76) | 11.7 | (1.09) | 9.8 | (0.92) | 6.5 | (0.76) | 17.3 | (3.02) | 19.3 | (1.69) | 8.2 | ! | (2.59) | 13.0 | (3.29) | 3.0 | ! | (1.25) | 6.6 | (1.14) | 6.3 | (1.19) | 12.2 | (1.95) | 15.4 | (1.91) | 15.1 | (2.00) | 14.1 | (2.06) | 11.7 | (0.82) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| Rural | 6.8 | (1.44) | 5.7 | (1.38) | 7.9 | (1.92) | 4.1 | (1.20) | 16.1 | (4.49) | 9.4 | ! | (4.52) | ‡ | (†) | 11.9 | ! | (5.43) | ‡ | (†) | 4.2 | ! | (1.88) | ‡ | (†) | 8.0 | ! | (3.19) | 11.3 | (3.37) | 8.1 | ! | (3.32) | 9.0 | ! | (3.56) | 6.8 | (1.47) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. "Other" includes American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians (prior to 2005), Pacific Islanders, and, from 2003 onward, persons of Two or more races. Due to changes in racial/ethnic categories, comparisons of race/ethnicity across years should be made with caution. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Starting in 2007, the reference period was the school year, whereas in prior survey years the reference period was the previous 6 months. Cognitive testing showed that estimates from 2007 onward are comparable to previous years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Urbanicity refers to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent's household as defined in 2000 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Categories include "central city of an MSA (Urban)," "in MSA but not in central city (Suburban)," and "not MSA (Rural)." All gangs, whether or not they are involved in violent or illegal activity, are included. "At school" includes in the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and going to and from school. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, selected years, 2001 through 2013. (This table was prepared August 2014.) |
