Table 230.85.

Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported that they were victimized, that they were in a physical fight, or that alcohol or illegal drugs were available or used at school, by school locale, type of victimization, number of times in a fight, and type of drug: 2017

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Type of victimization, number of times in a fight, and type of drug	Total			School locale
				City			Suburban			Town			Rural
1	2			3			4			5			6
Victimized at school
Criminally victimized1 during the previous 6 months	2.2		(0.22)	2.5		(0.44)	1.9		(0.31)	2.3		(0.66)	2.0		(0.46)
Bullied2 during the school year	20.2		(0.71)	19.9		(1.35)	18.1		(0.90)	26.9		(1.75)	23.8		(1.56)
Called any hate-related words3 during the school year	6.4		(0.34)	6.7		(0.67)	5.9		(0.58)	7.5		(1.05)	6.7		(0.86)
In a physical fight at school at least once during the    school year4	3.3		(0.28)	4.2		(0.65)	1.9		(0.32)	3.3		(0.81)	4.9		(0.68)
Once	2.0		(0.21)	2.1		(0.45)	1.3		(0.28)	2.3		(0.69)	3.1		(0.64)
Twice	0.5		(0.13)	1.0	!	(0.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.6	!	(0.23)
Three to six times	0.7		(0.15)	1.0	!	(0.35)	0.3	!	(0.14)	‡		(†)	1.1	!	(0.38)
Possible to get alcohol or illegal drugs at school
Alcohol	21.2		(0.67)	20.5		(1.37)	22.3		(0.90)	26.4		(2.56)	21.0		(1.47)
Marijuana	30.5		(0.81)	29.6		(1.54)	31.9		(1.16)	37.3		(2.89)	29.7		(1.77)
Prescription drugs illegally obtained without    a prescription5	18.2		(0.65)	17.5		(1.37)	19.5		(0.88)	21.7		(2.23)	17.8		(1.33)
Other illegal drugs6	11.7		(0.56)	11.0		(0.96)	12.7		(0.79)	15.2		(1.90)	10.8		(1.10)
Saw another student under the influence of illegal    drugs or alcohol during the school year	21.7		(0.67)	23.9		(1.24)	21.4		(1.04)	23.6		(2.09)	20.6		(1.47)

†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 Includes being a victim of theft, robbery, simple assault, aggravated assault, sexual assault, or rape.

2 Includes being made fun of, called names, insulted, or the object of rumors; being threatened with harm or pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; having others try to make one do something one does not want to do; being excluded from activities on purpose; and having one’s property destroyed on purpose.

3 Includes being called an insulting name related to one's race, religion, ethnic background or national origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation.

4 Includes students who reported having been in one or more physical fights at school but did not indicate how many times.

5 Includes OxyContin, Ritalin, and Adderall.

6 Includes cocaine, uppers, and heroin.

NOTE: "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, 2017. (This table was prepared April 2019.)