Skip Navigation
Digest of Education Statistics
2018 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest


Table 230.20a. Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported that gangs were present at school during the school year, by grade, control of school, and urbanicity: Selected years, 2001 through 2017
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Year and urbanicity1 Total Grade Control of school
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
20012                                                             
Total 20.3   (0.72) 11.3   (1.29) 15.8   (1.09) 17.4   (1.23) 24.3   (1.27) 23.8   (1.49) 24.2   (1.56) 21.2   (1.55) 21.7   (0.78) 5.0   (1.06)
Urban 29.2   (1.24) 15.2   (2.45) 23.9   (2.53) 24.5   (2.70) 35.4   (2.78) 33.6   (3.08) 34.2   (3.18) 34.2   (3.23) 32.2   (1.35) 5.1   (1.41)
Suburban 18.4   (0.72) 9.1   (1.53) 13.8   (1.17) 16.6   (1.51) 20.9   (1.48) 22.5   (1.58) 22.9   (1.71) 18.8   (1.82) 19.6   (0.80) 4.3 ! (1.46)
Rural 13.3   (1.72) 11.2   (2.80) 8.9   (1.87) 10.1   (2.24) 18.9   (3.03) 14.5   (3.05) 15.8   (3.86) 11.6 ! (4.53) 13.8   (1.81)   (†)
                                                             
20032                                                             
Total 21.0   (0.71) 10.9   (1.28) 16.4   (1.15) 17.9   (1.29) 26.2   (1.45) 26.6   (1.39) 23.5   (1.67) 22.4   (1.52) 22.6   (0.78) 3.9   (0.82)
Urban 31.0   (1.34) 21.6   (3.42) 25.6   (2.33) 25.3   (2.62) 38.3   (3.25) 35.6   (2.86) 34.6   (2.81) 35.1   (2.76) 33.8   (1.51) 6.0   (1.63)
Suburban 18.5   (0.84) 7.6   (1.26) 13.3   (1.29) 16.3   (1.66) 24.3   (1.58) 24.3   (1.74) 20.5   (2.34) 19.6   (1.94) 20.1   (0.92) 2.4 ! (0.78)
Rural 12.5   (1.86)   (†) 9.5   (2.58) 10.9   (3.26) 13.8   (3.00) 18.7   (3.66) 15.4   (3.64) 13.3   (3.60) 12.9   (2.04)   (†)
                                                             
20052                                                             
Total 24.2   (0.93) 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) 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) 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) 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)   (†)
                                                             
2007                                                            
Total 23.2   (0.80) 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) 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) 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) 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)
                                                             
2009                                                            
Total 20.4   (0.85) 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) 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) 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) 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)   (†)
                                                             
2011                                                            
Total 17.5   (0.71) 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) 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) 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) 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)   (†)
                                                             
2013                                                            
Total 12.4   (0.62) 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) 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) 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)   (†) 4.2 ! (1.88)   (†) 8.0 ! (3.19) 11.3   (3.37) 8.1 ! (3.32) 9.0 ! (3.56) 6.8   (1.47)   (†)
                                                             
2015                                                            
Total 10.7   (0.60) 5.7   (1.13) 6.8   (0.95) 7.2   (1.00) 13.3   (1.42) 13.3   (1.27) 13.3   (1.74) 13.1   (1.58) 11.3   (0.64) 2.4 ! (0.90)
Urban 15.3   (1.22) 6.4 ! (2.02) 9.0   (2.10) 10.9   (2.21) 19.5   (3.12) 19.8   (2.48) 21.9   (3.69) 17.3   (3.12) 16.4   (1.31) 4.4 ! (1.89)
Suburban 10.2   (0.75) 6.0   (1.46) 5.8   (1.11) 6.3   (1.37) 13.4   (1.93) 12.1   (1.82) 12.1   (2.02) 13.3   (2.07) 10.7   (0.80)   (†)
Rural 3.9   (0.90)   (†) 5.5 ! (1.96) 3.2 ! (1.60) 4.5 ! (1.80) 5.3 ! (2.63)   (†)   (†) 4.1   (0.93)   (†)
                                                             
2017                                                            
Total 8.6   (0.48) 4.8   (1.10) 5.4   (0.82) 6.6   (0.96) 10.9   (1.15) 11.4   (1.16) 9.7   (1.15) 9.8   (1.28) 9.2   (0.53) 1.6 ! (0.79)
Urban 11.3   (1.06) 5.2 ! (2.36) 5.8   (1.55) 10.1   (2.31) 13.2   (2.49) 14.9   (2.80) 14.2   (2.95) 12.9   (2.72) 12.0   (1.14)   (†)
Suburban 7.6   (0.56) 3.7   (0.97) 5.1   (1.00) 5.2   (1.06) 10.1   (1.55) 10.6   (1.59) 8.5   (1.21) 8.5   (1.39) 8.2   (0.61)   (†)
Rural 6.6   (1.56) 7.5 ! (3.34) 5.9 ! (2.42) 4.7 ! (2.19) 9.3   (2.46) 6.3 ! (2.26) 5.2 ! (2.24) 7.5 ! (2.79) 6.7   (1.62)   (†)
†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 "Urbanicity" 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)."
2 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.
NOTE: 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2001 through 2017. (This table was prepared September 2018.)

2018 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest