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 2019

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student or school characteristic	19951			19991			20011			20031			20051			2007			2009			2011			2013			2015			2017			2019
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13
At school
Total	11.8		(0.40)	7.4		(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)	4.2		(0.32)	4.8		(0.33)
Sex
Male	10.9		(0.51)	6.5		(0.44)	6.4		(0.38)	5.4		(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)	3.4		(0.38)	4.6		(0.44)
Female	12.9		(0.58)	8.3		(0.54)	6.4		(0.43)	7.0		(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)	5.1		(0.47)	5.1		(0.47)
Race/ethnicity2
White	8.2		(0.36)	5.0		(0.32)	4.9		(0.35)	4.2		(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)	3.6		(0.40)	3.4		(0.35)
Black	20.9		(1.36)	13.6		(1.30)	9.0		(0.88)	10.7		(1.23)	9.3		(1.19)	8.6		(1.18)	7.0		(1.12)	4.9		(1.03)	4.6		(0.85)	3.4		(0.76)	6.9		(1.06)	7.4		(1.18)
Hispanic	21.1		(1.30)	11.8		(1.20)	10.7		(1.08)	9.6		(0.75)	10.3		(1.16)	7.1		(0.88)	4.9		(0.89)	4.8		(0.59)	4.9		(0.78)	4.8		(0.72)	3.9		(0.50)	6.7		(0.86)
Asian/Pacific Islander	16.5		(1.88)	6.2		(0.98)	6.4		(1.22)	6.3		(1.79)	6.1	!	(1.99)	2.2	!	(1.00)	5.7	!	(2.16)	4.3	!	(1.45)	3.2	!	(1.04)	2.6	!	(1.13)	4.0	!	(1.36)	1.6	!	(0.61)
Asian	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	6.4		(1.76)	6.2	!	(2.10)	2.3	!	(1.05)	5.9	!	(2.25)	4.2	!	(1.52)	3.1	!	(1.09)	2.7	!	(1.19)	3.9	!	(1.38)	1.4	!	(0.62)
Pacific Islander	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/     Alaska Native	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	14.1		(3.88)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	‡		(†)	5.0	!	(2.18)	2.7	!	(1.28)	‡		(†)	4.3	!	(1.59)	3.9	!	(1.76)	‡		(†)	3.5	!	(1.63)	8.8		(2.48)
Grade
6th	14.5		(1.15)	10.9		(1.39)	10.7		(1.27)	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)	4.3		(0.81)	8.0		(1.51)
7th	15.4		(1.03)	9.5		(0.79)	9.3		(0.96)	8.2		(0.87)	9.1		(1.04)	6.7		(0.86)	6.2		(1.06)	4.5		(0.69)	4.3		(0.69)	4.2		(0.74)	4.9		(0.84)	6.1		(0.90)
8th	13.1		(0.84)	8.2		(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)	4.4		(0.76)	4.6		(0.72)
9th	11.7		(0.82)	7.1		(0.75)	5.6		(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)	5.6		(0.89)	4.4		(0.79)
10th	11.0		(0.83)	7.1		(0.77)	5.1		(0.72)	4.5		(0.68)	5.5		(0.89)	5.2		(0.87)	4.6		(0.79)	3.9		(0.63)	4.4		(0.75)	2.1		(0.56)	5.1		(0.92)	4.1		(0.75)
11th	8.9		(0.81)	4.9		(0.68)	4.8		(0.65)	4.8		(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)	3.2		(0.68)	4.4		(0.80)
12th	7.9		(0.95)	4.8		(0.89)	2.9		(0.55)	3.7		(0.54)	3.3		(0.69)	3.1		(0.65)	1.9	!	(0.57)	2.2		(0.57)	2.0		(0.56)	2.0	!	(0.61)	1.9		(0.48)	3.4		(0.71)
School locale3
City	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	3.6		(0.57)	6.0		(0.73)	6.5		(0.72)
Suburban	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	3.5		(0.52)	3.6		(0.44)	4.7		(0.57)
Town	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	4.4		(0.94)	3.1		(0.79)	4.4		(0.85)
Rural	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	2.0		(0.46)	3.5		(0.64)	3.4		(0.64)
Control of school3,4
Public	12.3		(0.43)	7.8		(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		(0.33)	4.4		(0.36)	5.0		(0.35)
Private	7.4		(1.01)	3.6		(0.81)	4.6		(0.93)	3.0		(0.75)	3.8		(0.82)	2.5	!	(0.89)	1.9	!	(0.74)	1.5	!	(0.64)	2.6	!	(0.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.9	!	(1.10)
Away from school
Total	---		(†)	5.7		(0.32)	4.7		(0.29)	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)	2.7		(0.26)	2.7		(0.27)
Sex
Male	---		(†)	4.1		(0.34)	3.7		(0.32)	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)	2.1		(0.33)	2.4		(0.35)
Female	---		(†)	7.4		(0.50)	5.7		(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)	3.4		(0.42)	3.1		(0.40)
Race/ethnicity2
White	---		(†)	4.3		(0.32)	3.7		(0.30)	3.8		(0.32)	4.2		(0.40)	2.5		(0.28)	2.2		(0.28)	1.6		(0.24)	1.6		(0.30)	1.7		(0.30)	2.3		(0.32)	1.9		(0.26)
Black	---		(†)	8.8		(1.02)	6.4		(0.89)	10.1		(1.14)	7.4		(0.96)	4.9		(0.73)	5.7		(1.10)	3.5		(0.86)	3.6		(0.78)	2.7	!	(0.82)	4.1		(1.04)	3.8		(0.89)
Hispanic	---		(†)	9.0		(1.04)	6.6		(0.76)	7.5		(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)	2.8		(0.45)	4.0		(0.78)
Asian/Pacific Islander	---		(†)	5.5		(1.12)	6.6		(1.46)	4.9		(1.28)	6.6	!	(2.66)	‡		(†)	7.4	!	(2.44)	3.9	!	(1.23)	2.6	!	(0.94)	‡		(†)	2.1	!	(1.04)	‡		(†)
Asian	---		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	4.9		(1.31)	7.1	!	(2.86)	‡		(†)	7.1	!	(2.50)	3.2	!	(1.15)	2.9	!	(1.03)	‡		(†)	2.1	!	(1.06)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	---		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/     Alaska Native	---		(†)	‡		(†)	7.7	!	(3.67)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	---		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	4.4	!	(1.96)	‡		(†)	4.5	!	(1.75)	4.3	!	(1.92)
Grade
6th	---		(†)	7.9		(1.12)	6.4		(1.16)	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)	2.3		(0.69)	3.0		(0.75)
7th	---		(†)	6.1		(0.73)	5.5		(0.80)	6.7		(0.81)	7.5		(0.89)	3.0		(0.55)	4.0		(0.78)	2.7		(0.58)	2.2		(0.54)	2.2		(0.54)	3.0		(0.73)	2.6		(0.58)
8th	---		(†)	5.6		(0.67)	4.5		(0.61)	5.4		(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)	2.7		(0.57)	3.0		(0.62)
9th	---		(†)	4.6		(0.63)	4.5		(0.63)	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)	3.1		(0.63)	2.9		(0.64)
10th	---		(†)	4.8		(0.63)	4.2		(0.64)	5.4		(0.68)	4.7		(0.66)	3.0		(0.60)	5.5		(0.96)	1.7		(0.46)	4.4		(0.83)	1.2	!	(0.41)	2.9		(0.71)	1.8		(0.53)
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)	3.6		(0.79)	3.0		(0.58)
12th	---		(†)	6.1		(0.87)	3.3		(0.63)	5.0		(0.73)	5.4		(0.98)	3.2		(0.61)	2.1		(0.63)	1.0	!	(0.37)	1.3	!	(0.46)	2.1		(0.63)	1.1	!	(0.35)	3.0		(0.66)
School locale3
City	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	2.6		(0.49)	3.1		(0.50)	2.8		(0.57)
Suburban	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	2.6		(0.46)	2.4		(0.42)	3.1		(0.50)
Town	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	1.6	!	(0.56)	2.5		(0.73)	2.5	!	(0.74)
Rural	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	1.2	!	(0.47)	2.5		(0.60)	2.4		(0.54)
Control of school3,4
Public	---		(†)	5.8		(0.33)	4.6		(0.30)	5.5		(0.31)	5.2		(0.34)	3.6		(0.30)	3.5		(0.33)	2.4		(0.23)	2.7		(0.36)	2.2		(0.30)	2.6		(0.28)	2.8		(0.29)
Private	---		(†)	5.0		(0.93)	5.2		(1.09)	4.8		(0.92)	4.9		(1.41)	2.1	!	(0.72)	1.8	!	(0.71)	1.6	!	(0.68)	2.0	!	(0.70)	2.3	!	(1.00)	‡		(†)	2.1	!	(0.77)

---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,” but this was changed to “during this school year” beginning in 2007. Cognitive testing suggested that modifications to the reference period would not have a substantial impact on the survey responses.

2 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2003, separate data for Asian students, Pacific Islander students, and students of Two or more races were not collected.

3 Excludes students with missing information about the school characteristic.

4 Data for 2013 and prior years were based on school information provided by the respondent. Beginning in 2015, data were based on school information collected in the Common Core of Data and the Private School Universe Survey, which was appended to the School Crime Supplement data file; therefore, these data may not be entirely comparable with figures for earlier years.

NOTE: "At school" includes in 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 who responded "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." Some data have been revised from previously reported figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 1995 through 2019. (This table was prepared October 2020.)