Drugs and Violence on School Property
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Type of violence or drug-related behavior | 1993 total | 1999 | 2003 total | 2005 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | |||
| Carried a weapon 1,2 | 11.8% | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| Male | 17.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 12.3 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 13.7 |
| Female | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Threatened or injured with a weapon 3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Male | 9.2 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 11.9 |
| Female | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.5 |
| In a physical fight 3 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 18.7 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 16.9 | 18.3 |
| Male | 23.5 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 16.2 | 20.1 | 24.4 |
| Female | 8.6 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 18.4 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 14.0 | 12.1 |
| Cigarette use 1 | 13.2% | 14.0 | 15.6 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 7.2 |
| Male | 13.5 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 7.7 | 15.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 8.0 |
| Female | 12.9 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 6.3 |
| Smokeless tobacco use 4 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Male | 12.5 | 8.1 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| Female | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Alcohol use 1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 7.7 |
| Male | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 9.0 |
| Female | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 6.4 |
| Marijuana use 1 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 7.7 |
| Male | 7.8 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 14.7 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 10.4 |
| Female | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| Offered, sold, or given an illegal drug 3 | 24.0 | 30.2 | 28.8 | 25.3 | 36.9 | 28.7 | 25.4 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 33.5 |
| Male | 28.5 | 34.7 | 33.2 | 30.1 | 44.4 | 31.9 | 28.8 | 26.2 | 28.7 | 38.5 |
| Female | 19.1 | 25.7 | 24.1 | 20.9 | 29.5 | 25.0 | 21.8 | 20.9 | 19.2 | 28.5 |
NOTES: For American students grades 9–12.
1. On one or more of the 30 days preceding the survey.
2. Such as a gun, knife, or club.
3. One or more times during the 12 months preceding the survey.
4. Used chewing tobacco or snuff during the 30 days preceding the survey.
Source: U.S. Dept. Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From Digest of Education Statistics 2007.
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