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Table 230.50.Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied during school during the school year and, among bullied students, percentage who reported being bullied in various locations, by selected student and school characteristics: School year 2021-22
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student or school characteristic Total bullied during school Among students who were bullied, percent by location1
Inside classroom In hallway or stairwell In bathroom or locker room In cafeteria In gymnasium/
weight room
Outside on school grounds On the way to or from school2 Online or by text Somewhere else
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
   Total  19.2   (0.71) 39.0   (1.63) 37.5   (1.90) 11.9   (1.22) 25.1   (1.57) 10.8   (1.21) 24.4   (1.61) 9.8   (1.24) 21.6   (1.51) 3.5   (0.72)

Sex






























  Male  16.7   (1.00) 39.3   (2.70) 38.8   (2.71) 12.4   (1.85) 25.3   (2.39) 11.8   (1.74) 25.0   (2.44) 10.0   (1.76) 14.1   (2.00) 3.5 ! (1.05)
  Female  21.8   (1.04) 38.8   (2.29) 36.4   (2.66) 11.5   (1.69) 24.9   (2.28) 10.1   (1.51) 23.9   (2.28) 9.7   (1.58) 27.7   (2.31) 3.4   (0.99)

Race/ethnicity






























  American Indian/Alaska Native    (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
  Asian/Pacific Islander  8.6   (2.03)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Asian  9.0   (2.09)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Pacific Islander    (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
  Black  17.0   (1.82) 35.3   (5.77) 28.7   (5.21) 10.6 ! (3.62) 32.8   (6.14) 7.2 ! (2.95) 29.2   (5.62) 11.3 ! (4.24) 14.9 ! (4.60)   (†)
  Hispanic  16.4   (1.38) 38.1   (4.02) 38.2   (4.36) 9.8   (2.69) 17.3   (3.37) 9.7   (2.08) 21.2   (3.61) 6.1   (1.41) 20.1   (3.49) 2.6 ! (1.20)
  White  21.6   (0.94) 39.1   (2.37) 39.3   (2.28) 13.1   (1.67) 27.3   (2.25) 12.3   (1.69) 23.8   (2.05) 11.9   (1.81) 23.2   (2.09) 3.0   (0.83)
  Two or more races  30.1   (4.62) 48.8   (7.41) 30.2   (6.48) 13.9 ! (5.28) 22.2 ! (7.59) 10.9 ! (4.55) 30.4   (7.59)   (†) 17.0 ! (6.14)   (†)

Grade






























  6th  26.9   (2.64) 32.5   (5.03) 37.8   (5.20) 11.6 ! (3.86) 20.0   (4.67) 11.6 ! (3.51) 33.7   (5.42) 14.7   (4.32) 11.1 ! (3.63)   (†)
  7th  26.3   (1.78) 44.4   (3.83) 40.2   (3.86) 12.5   (2.67) 30.4   (3.54) 15.0   (3.19) 27.4   (4.08) 10.1   (2.64) 15.2   (2.75)   (†)
  8th  25.1   (1.83) 39.3   (3.94) 40.5   (4.47) 10.6   (2.48) 24.9   (3.60) 11.9   (2.97) 25.0   (3.49) 8.4   (2.23) 18.9   (3.13) 3.7 ! (1.60)
  9th  17.7   (1.55) 39.0   (4.51) 34.9   (4.43) 12.3   (3.14) 23.3   (3.95) 10.3   (2.69) 28.3   (4.50) 10.2   (3.01) 24.5   (4.02)   (†)
  10th  15.8   (1.60) 43.0   (5.42) 31.0   (4.95) 10.9 ! (3.36) 27.6   (5.37) 5.5 ! (2.05) 13.9   (3.85) 8.2 ! (3.93) 33.2   (5.84)   (†)
  11th  10.4   (1.12) 39.8   (6.68) 33.4   (5.58) 12.0   (3.34) 22.5   (5.74) 5.7   (1.31) 11.2 ! (4.76)   (†) 27.6   (6.31)   (†)
  12th  14.8   (1.31) 29.9   (5.44) 40.4   (5.51) 14.2   (4.10) 22.0   (4.60) 10.7 ! (3.84) 23.9   (4.53) 9.4 ! (3.26) 28.7   (5.28) 5.9 ! (2.79)

School locale3






























  City  19.0   (1.41) 41.1   (4.05) 35.2   (3.87) 13.8   (3.02) 26.7   (3.63) 10.2   (2.53) 24.7   (3.26) 9.6   (2.59) 19.5   (2.60) 4.3 ! (1.57)
  Suburban 16.8   (0.94) 39.7   (3.19) 37.4   (3.24) 8.0   (1.60) 19.4   (2.76) 8.6   (1.53) 30.1   (3.27) 10.3   (1.89) 23.5   (3.14) 3.3 ! (1.02)
  Town 23.4   (2.50) 42.5   (5.70) 35.4   (5.37) 14.5   (3.88) 18.8   (3.68) 11.7   (2.96) 23.6   (4.26) 4.8 ! (1.68) 17.2   (3.88)   (†)
  Rural 23.8   (1.64) 36.2   (4.21) 40.9   (4.22) 16.5   (2.85) 34.1   (3.80) 13.8   (3.03) 21.4   (3.16) 10.4   (2.50) 23.0   (3.48) 3.6 ! (1.73)

Control of school3






























  Public  20.0   (0.79) 39.7   (1.85) 38.1   (2.10) 13.1   (1.33) 24.8   (1.69) 10.6   (1.25) 26.1   (1.77) 9.9   (1.27) 21.5   (1.66) 3.5   (0.77)
  Private  14.5   (2.20) 38.0   (8.60) 26.3   (6.74)   (†) 27.2   (7.07) 13.0 ! (6.22) 15.5 ! (5.67)   (†) 19.5   (5.13)   (†)
†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.
1Includes only students who indicated the location of bullying. Excludes students who indicated that they were bullied but did not answer the question about where the bullying occurred.
2Examples provided to the respondent include on a school bus or at a bus stop.
3Excludes students with missing information about the school characteristic.
NOTE: Excludes students who received any homeschooling education during the school year as well as students who only attended virtual public or private schools. "During school" includes in the school building, on school property, on the school bus, going to and from school, and using the phone, internet, or social media. Location totals may sum to more than 100 percent because students could have been bullied in more than one location. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2022. (This table was prepared September 2023.)

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