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| Table 228.50. | Percentage of public school students in grades 9-12 who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property at least one time during the previous 12 months, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2003 through 2017 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||
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| State or jurisdiction | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
| United States1 | 9.2 | (0.75) | 7.9 | (0.35) | 7.8 | (0.44) | 7.7 | (0.37) | 7.4 | (0.31) | 6.9 | (0.38) | 6.0 | (0.38) | 6.0 | (0.33) | |
| Alabama | 7.2 | (0.91) | 10.6 | (0.86) | — | (†) | 10.4 | (1.56) | 7.6 | (1.20) | 9.9 | (1.17) | 8.8 | (0.92) | — | (†) | |
| Alaska | 8.1 | (1.01) | — | (†) | 7.7 | (0.88) | 7.3 | (0.90) | 5.6 | (0.70) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Arizona | 9.7 | (1.10) | 10.7 | (0.55) | 11.2 | (0.79) | 9.3 | (0.92) | 10.4 | (0.74) | 9.1 | (1.32) | 7.5 | (0.97) | 7.9 | (1.05) | |
| Arkansas | — | (†) | 9.6 | (1.06) | 9.1 | (1.03) | 11.9 | (1.38) | 6.3 | (0.85) | 10.9 | (1.14) | 10.6 | (0.66) | 11.7 | (1.00) | |
| California | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.2 | (0.72) | 5.0 | (0.81) | |
| Colorado | — | (†) | 7.6 | (0.75) | — | (†) | 8.0 | (0.74) | 6.7 | (0.80) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.8 | (0.47) | |
| Connecticut | — | (†) | 9.1 | (0.91) | 7.7 | (0.59) | 7.0 | (0.62) | 6.8 | (0.71) | 7.1 | (0.74) | 6.7 | (0.71) | 7.1 | (0.82) | |
| Delaware | 7.7 | (0.60) | 6.2 | (0.63) | 5.6 | (0.50) | 7.8 | (0.63) | 6.4 | (0.62) | 5.6 | (0.46) | 6.2 | (0.90) | 6.0 | (0.62) | |
| District of Columbia | 12.7 | (1.42) | 12.1 | (0.78) | 11.3 | (0.98) | — | (†) | 8.7 | (0.92) | 8.5 | (0.30) | 7.6 | (0.27) | 9.8 | (0.37) | |
| Florida | 8.4 | (0.44) | 7.9 | (0.45) | 8.6 | (0.57) | 8.2 | (0.39) | 7.2 | (0.31) | 7.1 | (0.37) | 7.4 | (0.42) | 8.4 | (0.48) | |
| Georgia | 8.2 | (0.75) | 8.3 | (2.08) | 8.1 | (0.81) | 8.2 | (0.83) | 11.7 | (2.08) | 7.2 | (0.81) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Hawaii | — | (†) | 6.8 | (0.87) | 6.4 | (1.10) | 7.7 | (1.03) | 6.3 | (0.62) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Idaho | 9.4 | (0.82) | 8.3 | (0.59) | 10.2 | (1.07) | 7.9 | (0.62) | 7.3 | (0.99) | 5.8 | (0.59) | 6.1 | (0.48) | 6.2 | (0.61) | |
| Illinois | — | (†) | — | (†) | 7.8 | (0.69) | 8.8 | (0.86) | 7.6 | (0.48) | 8.5 | (0.82) | 6.6 | (0.80) | 7.5 | (0.49) | |
| Indiana | 6.7 | (0.91) | 8.8 | (0.96) | 9.6 | (0.68) | 6.5 | (0.66) | 6.8 | (1.14) | — | (†) | 6.6 | (1.02) | — | (†) | |
| Iowa | — | (†) | 7.8 | (1.02) | 7.1 | (0.86) | — | (†) | 6.3 | (0.85) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 8.2 | (1.26) | |
| Kansas | — | (†) | 7.4 | (0.82) | 8.6 | (1.12) | 6.2 | (0.62) | 5.6 | (0.68) | 5.3 | (0.65) | — | (†) | 5.8 | (0.60) | |
| Kentucky | 5.2 | (0.72) | 8.0 | (0.75) | 8.3 | (0.53) | 7.9 | (1.00) | 7.4 | (0.98) | 5.4 | (0.57) | 7.2 | (0.87) | 7.1 | (0.83) | |
| Louisiana | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 9.5 | (1.29) | 8.7 | (1.18) | 10.5 | (0.99) | — | (†) | 12.8 | (1.75) | |
| Maine | 8.5 | (0.78) | 7.1 | (0.68) | 6.8 | (0.84) | 7.7 | (0.32) | 6.8 | (0.26) | 5.3 | (0.29) | 5.2 | (0.36) | 5.5 | (0.39) | |
| Maryland | — | (†) | 11.7 | (1.30) | 9.6 | (0.86) | 9.1 | (0.75) | 8.4 | (0.67) | 9.4 | (0.22) | 7.3 | (0.17) | 7.8 | (0.18) | |
| Massachusetts | 6.3 | (0.54) | 5.4 | (0.44) | 5.3 | (0.47) | 7.0 | (0.58) | 6.8 | (0.67) | 4.4 | (0.38) | 4.1 | (0.46) | 4.8 | (0.62) | |
| Michigan | 9.7 | (0.57) | 8.6 | (0.81) | 8.1 | (0.77) | 9.4 | (0.63) | 6.8 | (0.50) | 6.7 | (0.52) | 6.6 | (0.67) | 6.5 | (0.55) | |
| Minnesota | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Mississippi | 6.6 | (0.82) | — | (†) | 8.3 | (0.59) | 8.0 | (0.69) | 7.5 | (0.63) | 8.8 | (0.78) | 10.1 | (0.98) | — | (†) | |
| Missouri | 7.5 | (0.93) | 9.1 | (1.19) | 9.3 | (1.03) | 7.8 | (0.76) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Montana | 7.1 | (0.46) | 8.0 | (0.64) | 7.0 | (0.51) | 7.4 | (0.99) | 7.5 | (0.53) | 6.3 | (0.40) | 5.5 | (0.48) | 7.0 | (0.60) | |
| Nebraska | 8.8 | (0.80) | 9.7 | (0.68) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 6.4 | (0.54) | 6.4 | (0.57) | 7.1 | (0.83) | 7.1 | (1.07) | |
| Nevada | 6.0 | (0.65) | 8.1 | (0.96) | 7.8 | (0.70) | 10.7 | (0.84) | — | (†) | 6.4 | (0.80) | 6.9 | (0.79) | 8.1 | (0.84) | |
| New Hampshire | 7.5 | (0.98) | 8.6 | (0.91) | 7.3 | (0.69) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 6.7 | (0.29) | |
| New Jersey | — | (†) | 8.0 | (1.07) | — | (†) | 6.6 | (0.75) | 5.7 | (0.51) | 6.2 | (0.81) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| New Mexico | — | (†) | 10.4 | (0.96) | 10.1 | (0.68) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| New York | 7.2 | (0.44) | 7.2 | (0.47) | 7.3 | (0.57) | 7.5 | (0.55) | 7.3 | (0.60) | 7.3 | (0.61) | 8.4 | (0.68) | 8.0 | (1.00) | |
| North Carolina | 7.2 | (0.74) | 7.9 | (0.92) | 6.6 | (0.62) | 6.8 | (0.61) | 9.1 | (0.95) | 6.9 | (0.45) | 4.9 | (0.69) | 6.9 | (0.73) | |
| North Dakota | 5.9 | (0.89) | 6.6 | (0.58) | 5.2 | (0.59) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Ohio2 | 7.7 | (1.30) | 8.2 | (0.67) | 8.3 | (0.77) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Oklahoma | 7.4 | (1.10) | 6.0 | (0.65) | 7.0 | (0.72) | 5.8 | (0.66) | 5.7 | (0.88) | 4.6 | (0.53) | 5.1 | (0.78) | 4.8 | (0.77) | |
| Oregon | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Pennsylvania | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.6 | (0.73) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.0 | (0.47) | 5.4 | (0.49) | |
| Rhode Island | 8.2 | (0.84) | 8.7 | (0.87) | 8.3 | (0.42) | 6.5 | (0.65) | — | (†) | 6.4 | (0.51) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| South Carolina | — | (†) | 10.1 | (0.93) | 9.8 | (0.85) | 8.8 | (1.48) | 9.2 | (0.92) | 6.5 | (0.83) | 5.3 | (0.73) | 9.4 | (1.16) | |
| South Dakota3 | 6.5 | (0.71) | 8.1 | (1.04) | 5.9 | (0.87) | 6.8 | (0.87) | 6.1 | (0.77) | 5.0 | (0.69) | 7.3 | (1.10) | — | (†) | |
| Tennessee | 8.4 | (1.17) | 7.4 | (0.79) | 7.3 | (0.76) | 7.0 | (0.71) | 5.8 | (0.52) | 9.3 | (0.73) | 10.2 | (1.04) | 6.5 | (0.74) | |
| Texas | — | (†) | 9.3 | (0.84) | 8.7 | (0.52) | 7.2 | (0.52) | 6.8 | (0.40) | 7.1 | (0.62) | — | (†) | 7.4 | (0.96) | |
| Utah | 7.3 | (1.44) | 9.8 | (1.32) | 11.4 | (1.92) | 7.7 | (0.88) | 7.0 | (0.98) | 5.5 | (0.59) | — | (†) | 7.0 | (0.75) | |
| Vermont4 | 7.3 | (0.20) | 6.3 | (0.46) | 6.2 | (0.56) | 6.0 | (0.30) | 5.5 | (0.37) | 6.4 | (0.43) | 5.3 | (0.16) | 4.8 | (0.15) | |
| Virginia | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 7.0 | (0.86) | 6.1 | (0.43) | 6.4 | (0.62) | 6.4 | (0.69) | |
| Washington | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| West Virginia | 8.5 | (1.26) | 8.0 | (0.78) | 9.7 | (0.77) | 9.2 | (0.77) | 6.6 | (0.93) | 5.6 | (0.51) | 6.9 | (0.58) | 6.5 | (1.07) | |
| Wisconsin | 5.5 | (0.70) | 7.6 | (0.73) | 5.6 | (0.66) | 6.7 | (0.75) | 5.1 | (0.48) | 4.3 | (0.64) | — | (†) | 6.9 | (1.30) | |
| Wyoming | 9.7 | (1.00) | 7.8 | (0.67) | 8.3 | (0.67) | 9.4 | (0.58) | 7.3 | (0.58) | 6.8 | (0.47) | 6.6 | (0.74) | — | (†) | |
| Puerto Rico | — | (†) | 6.3 | (0.62) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 4.9 | (0.93) | 4.1 | (0.54) | 4.7 | (0.70) | 7.5 | ! | (2.33) |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 U.S. total data are representative of all public and private school students in grades 9-12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. U.S. total data for all years were collected through a separate national survey (rather than being aggregated from state-level data) and include both public and private schools. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 Ohio data for 2003 through 2013 include both public and private schools. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 South Dakota data for 2003 through 2015 include both public and private schools. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 Vermont data for 2013 include both public and private schools. | |||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Survey respondents were asked about being threatened or injured "with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property." "On school property" was not defined for respondents. For the U.S. total, data for all years include both public and private schools. State-level data include public schools only, except where otherwise noted. For specific states, a given year's data may be unavailable (1) because the state did not participate in the survey that year; (2) because the state omitted this particular survey item from the state-level questionnaire; or (3) because the state had an overall response rate of less than 60 percent (the overall response rate is the school response rate multiplied by the student response rate). | |||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2003 through 2017. (This table was prepared July 2018.) |
