Table 230.70.

Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being afraid of attack or harm, by location and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1995 through 2015

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student or school characteristic	19951		19991		20011		20031		20051			2007			2009			2011			2013			2015
1	2		3		4		5		6			7			8			9			10			11
At school
Total	11.8	(0.39)	7.3	(0.37)	6.4	(0.31)	6.1	(0.31)	6.4		(0.39)	5.3		(0.33)	4.2		(0.33)	3.7		(0.28)	3.5		(0.33)	3.3		(0.31)
Sex
Male	10.8	(0.51)	6.5	(0.44)	6.4	(0.38)	5.3	(0.34)	6.1		(0.56)	4.6		(0.42)	3.7		(0.38)	3.7		(0.41)	3.1		(0.38)	2.6		(0.34)
Female	12.8	(0.58)	8.2	(0.53)	6.4	(0.43)	6.9	(0.48)	6.7		(0.47)	6.0		(0.45)	4.8		(0.51)	3.8		(0.36)	4.0		(0.48)	4.1		(0.50)
Race/ethnicity2
White	8.1	(0.36)	5.0	(0.32)	4.9	(0.35)	4.1	(0.35)	4.6		(0.39)	4.2		(0.37)	3.3		(0.35)	3.0		(0.31)	2.6		(0.33)	2.8		(0.34)
Black	20.3	(1.31)	13.5	(1.27)	8.9	(0.87)	10.7	(1.22)	9.2		(1.19)	8.6		(1.18)	7.0		(1.12)	4.9		(1.03)	4.6		(0.85)	3.4		(0.76)
Hispanic	20.9	(1.27)	11.7	(1.20)	10.6	(1.07)	9.5	(0.65)	10.3		(1.16)	7.1		(0.88)	4.9		(0.89)	4.8		(0.59)	4.9		(0.78)	4.8		(0.72)
Asian	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	6.2	!	(2.09)	2.3	!	(1.05)	5.9	!	(2.25)	4.2	!	(1.52)	3.1	!	(1.09)	2.7	!	(1.19)
Other	13.5	(1.58)	6.7	(1.09)	6.4	(1.11)	5.0	(1.31)	5.7		(1.63)	3.3	!	(1.09)	‡		(†)	4.1	!	(1.31)	3.8	!	(1.44)	2.6	!	(1.18)
Grade
6th	14.3	(1.13)	10.9	(1.37)	10.6	(1.26)	10.0	(1.35)	9.5		(1.14)	9.9		(1.33)	6.4		(1.20)	5.6		(1.08)	4.7		(1.01)	4.6		(1.11)
7th	15.3	(1.02)	9.5	(0.79)	9.2	(0.95)	8.2	(0.86)	9.1		(1.04)	6.7		(0.86)	6.2		(1.06)	4.5		(0.69)	4.3		(0.69)	4.2		(0.74)
8th	13.0	(0.84)	8.1	(0.74)	7.6	(0.69)	6.3	(0.68)	7.1		(0.95)	4.6		(0.71)	3.5		(0.75)	4.6		(0.71)	3.3		(0.78)	4.1		(0.73)
9th	11.6	(0.82)	7.1	(0.74)	5.5	(0.63)	6.3	(0.61)	5.9		(0.71)	5.5		(0.87)	4.6		(0.75)	4.2		(0.66)	3.4		(0.71)	3.9		(0.75)
10th	11.0	(0.82)	7.1	(0.77)	5.0	(0.71)	4.4	(0.67)	5.5		(0.89)	5.2		(0.87)	4.6		(0.79)	3.9		(0.63)	4.4		(0.75)	2.1		(0.56)
11th	8.9	(0.80)	4.8	(0.68)	4.8	(0.65)	4.7	(0.66)	4.6		(0.73)	3.1		(0.63)	3.3		(0.74)	1.8		(0.48)	2.6		(0.55)	2.6		(0.65)
12th	7.8	(0.94)	4.8	(0.88)	2.9	(0.55)	3.7	(0.53)	3.3		(0.69)	3.1		(0.65)	1.9	!	(0.57)	2.2		(0.57)	2.0		(0.56)	2.0	!	(0.61)
Urbanicity3
Urban	18.4	(0.84)	11.6	(0.81)	9.7	(0.59)	9.5	(0.68)	10.5		(0.92)	7.1		(0.81)	6.9		(0.84)	5.2		(0.60)	4.5		(0.60)	4.0		(0.61)
Suburban	9.8	(0.49)	6.2	(0.42)	4.8	(0.33)	4.8	(0.30)	4.7		(0.41)	4.4		(0.41)	3.0		(0.33)	3.1		(0.39)	3.0		(0.38)	3.1		(0.39)
Rural	8.6	(0.80)	4.8	(0.70)	6.0	(0.97)	4.7	(0.93)	5.1		(0.97)	4.9		(0.59)	3.9		(0.63)	3.0		(0.63)	3.3		(0.62)	3.0		(0.62)
Control of school
Public	12.2	(0.43)	7.7	(0.38)	6.6	(0.33)	6.4	(0.34)	6.6		(0.42)	5.5		(0.34)	4.4		(0.35)	3.9		(0.30)	3.5		(0.35)	3.5		(0.30)
Private	7.3	(1.01)	3.6	(0.81)	4.6	(0.92)	3.0	(0.73)	3.8		(0.82)	2.5	!	(0.89)	1.9	!	(0.74)	1.5	!	(0.64)	2.6	!	(0.83)	‡		(†)
Away from school
Total	—	(†)	5.7	(0.32)	4.6	(0.28)	5.4	(0.29)	5.2		(0.33)	3.5		(0.29)	3.3		(0.32)	2.4		(0.23)	2.7		(0.35)	2.2		(0.29)
Sex
Male	—	(†)	4.1	(0.34)	3.7	(0.31)	4.0	(0.30)	4.6		(0.42)	2.4		(0.31)	2.5		(0.34)	2.0		(0.27)	2.4		(0.40)	1.2		(0.25)
Female	—	(†)	7.4	(0.49)	5.6	(0.42)	6.8	(0.48)	5.8		(0.48)	4.5		(0.40)	4.1		(0.51)	2.7		(0.30)	3.0		(0.44)	3.3		(0.48)
Race/ethnicity2
White	—	(†)	4.3	(0.32)	3.7	(0.29)	3.8	(0.31)	4.2		(0.40)	2.5		(0.28)	2.2		(0.28)	1.6		(0.24)	1.6		(0.30)	1.7		(0.30)
Black	—	(†)	8.7	(1.00)	6.3	(0.87)	10.0	(1.13)	7.3		(0.96)	4.9		(0.73)	5.7		(1.10)	3.5		(0.86)	3.6		(0.78)	2.7	!	(0.82)
Hispanic	—	(†)	8.9	(1.03)	6.5	(0.75)	7.4	(0.80)	6.2		(0.84)	5.9		(0.80)	3.9		(0.70)	3.3		(0.50)	4.5		(0.86)	3.4		(0.61)
Asian	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	7.4	!	(2.89)	‡		(†)	7.1	!	(2.50)	3.2	!	(1.15)	2.9	!	(1.03)	‡		(†)
Other	—	(†)	5.4	(1.04)	6.6	(1.32)	3.9	(1.02)	3.1	!	(1.28)	‡		(†)	4.0	!	(1.79)	2.5	!	(1.05)	3.2	!	(1.42)	‡		(†)
Grade
6th	—	(†)	7.8	(1.11)	6.3	(1.15)	6.8	(1.01)	5.6		(0.99)	5.9		(1.20)	3.3		(0.89)	3.0		(0.86)	3.9		(0.88)	2.8	!	(0.96)
7th	—	(†)	6.1	(0.72)	5.5	(0.80)	6.7	(0.80)	7.5		(0.89)	3.0		(0.55)	4.0		(0.78)	2.7		(0.58)	2.2		(0.54)	2.2		(0.54)
8th	—	(†)	5.5	(0.66)	4.4	(0.61)	5.3	(0.71)	5.0		(0.72)	3.6		(0.65)	3.3		(0.72)	2.1		(0.43)	2.4	!	(0.80)	2.9		(0.68)
9th	—	(†)	4.6	(0.63)	4.5	(0.62)	4.3	(0.55)	3.8		(0.61)	4.0		(0.75)	2.6		(0.62)	3.5		(0.65)	2.8		(0.59)	2.5		(0.58)
10th	—	(†)	4.8	(0.63)	4.2	(0.63)	5.3	(0.67)	4.7		(0.66)	3.0		(0.60)	5.5		(0.96)	1.7		(0.46)	4.4		(0.83)	1.2	!	(0.41)
11th	—	(†)	5.9	(0.72)	4.7	(0.62)	4.7	(0.69)	4.2		(0.74)	2.3		(0.56)	2.2		(0.56)	2.9		(0.70)	2.2		(0.47)	2.0	!	(0.64)
12th	—	(†)	6.1	(0.86)	3.3	(0.62)	4.9	(0.72)	5.4		(0.98)	3.2		(0.61)	2.1		(0.63)	1.0	!	(0.37)	1.3	!	(0.46)	2.1		(0.63)
Urbanicity3
Urban	—	(†)	9.1	(0.82)	7.4	(0.68)	8.1	(0.60)	6.7		(0.61)	5.3		(0.67)	5.8		(0.87)	3.4		(0.42)	4.0		(0.54)	2.8		(0.54)
Suburban	—	(†)	5.0	(0.31)	3.8	(0.33)	4.4	(0.34)	4.6		(0.43)	2.7		(0.36)	2.5		(0.33)	2.2		(0.30)	2.2		(0.42)	2.3		(0.39)
Rural	—	(†)	3.0	(0.71)	3.0	(0.59)	4.0	(0.69)	4.7		(0.98)	2.8		(0.54)	1.9		(0.48)	1.0	!	(0.35)	1.7		(0.49)	1.1	!	(0.36)
Control of school
Public	—	(†)	5.8	(0.32)	4.6	(0.30)	5.4	(0.31)	5.2		(0.34)	3.6		(0.30)	3.5		(0.33)	2.4		(0.23)	2.7		(0.36)	2.2		(0.27)
Private	—	(†)	5.0	(0.92)	5.1	(1.08)	4.7	(0.89)	4.9		(1.41)	2.1	!	(0.72)	1.8	!	(0.71)	1.6	!	(0.68)	2.0	!	(0.70)	3.0	!	(1.16)

—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 In 2005 and prior years, the period covered by the survey question was “during the last 6 months,” whereas the period was “during this school year” beginning in 2007. Cognitive testing showed that estimates for earlier years are comparable to those for 2007 and later years.

2 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.

3 Refers to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent's household as defined 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)."

NOTE: "At school" includes the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and, from 2001 onward, going to and from school. Students were asked if they were "never," "almost never," "sometimes," or "most of the time" afraid that someone would attack or harm them at school or away from school. Students responding "sometimes" or "most of the time" were considered afraid. For the 2001 survey only, the wording was changed from "attack or harm" to "attack or threaten to attack."

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 1995 through 2015. (This table was prepared August 2016.)