Table 18. Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported the presence of street gangs and frequency of gang activities at school in the previous 6 months, by selected student and school characteristics: 2005

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Table 18. Percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported the presence of street gangs and frequency of gang activities at school in the previous 6 months, by selected student and school characteristics: 2005

	Gangs at school		Frequency of gang-related fights, attacks, or other violence at school¹									Gangs involved in the sale of drugs at school¹
Student or school characteristic	Yes	No	Never	Once or twice in last 6 months		Once or twice a month		Once or twice a week		Almost every day		Yes		No
Total	24.0	63.0	67.0	10.1		5.8		1.9		1.1		8.4		69.8

Sex
Male	25.2	62.4	68.6	9.6		6.0		2.1		0.9		8.4		70.7
Female	22.8	63.7	65.2	10.7		5.7		1.6		1.3		8.4		68.7

Race/ethnicity²
White, non-Hispanic	16.8	71.1	74.2	8.5		3.8		0.9		0.4		7.0		74.7
Black, non-Hispanic	37.3	48.0	54.6	11.7		9.9		3.5		3.5		10.8		61.2
Hispanic	38.7	48.7	51.6	14.8		9.6		4.0		1.7		12.1		60.0
Other, non-Hispanic	22.8	59.7	68.3	9.6		6.0		1.6	!	‡		6.6		69.2

Grade
6th	12.1	76.4	74.4	5.5		2.4		2.2	!	‡		1.9	!	80.7
7th	17.4	69.6	71.3	9.1		3.9		1.6		1.1		3.7		77.3
8th	18.9	69.0	74.1	7.8		3.7		1.4	!	1.1	!	5.1		77.1
9th	28.0	57.2	61.0	11.0		7.6		2.3		1.6		12.0		62.6
10th	32.3	52.8	58.7	14.0		8.8		2.3		1.1	!	11.0		63.4
11th	28.0	59.4	63.9	11.7		6.4		1.1	!	1.4		12.1		64.5
12th	27.6	61.8	68.5	10.0		6.7		2.6		‡		11.1		66.0

Household income
Less than $7,500	32.7	52.6	54.9	11.1		7.7	!	4.0	!	4.8	!	8.8	!	62.2
$7,500–14,999	33.0	54.4	58.1	15.5		6.0		2.5	!	‡		8.5		63.8
$15,000–24,999	31.1	57.1	61.9	11.2		6.9		3.0		1.8	!	9.8		67.4
$25,000–34,999	29.8	52.4	61.3	12.2		6.5		3.1		2.4		9.6		65.8
$35,000–49,999	24.7	61.1	65.6	10.1		5.0		2.5		0.8	!	10.6		66.9
$50,000 or more	18.5	69.9	72.3	9.3		5.1		0.8		0.2	!	7.3		73.8

Urbanicity³
Urban	35.8	51.4	56.0	13.6		9.5		3.0		2.7		11.3		63.3
Suburban	20.7	65.7	70.4	8.7		5.2		1.5		0.6		7.4		71.5
Rural	16.5	72.3	72.9	9.5		2.3		1.3	!	‡		7.3		74.3

Self-report of grades in school⁴
Mostly A's	17.3	70.0	73.9	7.7		4.3		1.0		0.4	!	6.2		74.6
Mostly B's	24.2	62.5	65.8	10.5		5.5		1.7		1.2		8.1		68.9
Mostly C's	33.6	53.8	59.1	12.4		8.9		3.4		2.0		11.6		63.7
Mostly D's	37.5	52.0	54.1	19.0		10.0		4.0	!	‡		16.4		65.4
Mostly F's	42.8	47.8	52.3	19.7		9.6	!	‡		‡		21.3		63.3

Student report of violent victimization at school⁵
Yes	51.4	38.7	51.9	13.7	!	14.5	!	7.4	!	‡		12.8	!	65.4
No	23.7	63.3	67.1	10.1		5.7		1.8		1.1		8.4		69.8

Student report of theft victimization at school⁵
Yes	36.3	49.8	56.9	14.1		9.8		3.8	!	‡		17.0		63.6
No	23.6	63.4	67.3	10.0		5.7		1.8		1.1		8.1		69.9

Sector
Public	25.7	60.5	64.6	10.8		6.3		2.0		1.2		8.9		67.8
Private	4.2	93.4	95.1	2.2	!	‡		‡		‡		2.7	!	93.8

! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is from 30 percent to 50 percent of the estimate’s value.
‡ Reporting standards not met. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate's value.
¹ Estimates of "Frequency of gang-related fights, attacks, or other violence at school" and "Gangs involved in the sale of drugs at school" were derived from the full sample of students.
² "Other, non-Hispanic" includes Asians, Pacific Islanders, and American Indians (including Alaska Natives). Beginning in 2003, students were given the option of identifying themselves as more than one race. Non-Hispanic students who identified themselves as more than one race in 2005 (1 percent of all respondents) were included in the "other, non-Hispanic" category. Respondents who identified themselves as being of Hispanic origin were classified as Hispanic, regardless of their race.
³ Urbanicity refers to the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent's household as defined in 1990 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
⁴ Students who responded that their schools did not give grades or there was no alphabetical equivalent are not reported.
⁵ Victimization data are taken from the National Crime Victimization Survey Incident Report.
NOTE: "Violent" victimization includes serious violent crimes (rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault) and simple assault. "At school" includes inside the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and on the way to and from school. Population size for students ages 12–18 was 25,811,000 in 2005. Details may not sum to 100 percent because respondent- volunteered "don't know" responses are included in the base for the percentages listed.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2005.

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