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| 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 |
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| 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.) |