Overview
Physical violence is not all that needs to be looked at when dealing with youth violence prevention. Based on the fact that violence is a cycle and needs to be stopped at the very root, bullying statistics should often be recognized.
"School bullying is considered to be a common precursor of youth violence and is a marker for more serious violent behaviors, including weapon carrying, frequent fighting, and fighting-related injury."
National Bullying Statistics
In 2007, 32% of students, or roughly 1 in 3, reported being the victim of bullying.
79% of these students said they were bullied in school, 23% were bullied on school grounds, 8% on the bus and 4% somewhere else. 11% said they were pushed, shoved, tripped or spit on, 9% reporting injury as a result. 6% report being threatened with harm. 4% said that someone tried to make them do things they didn’t want to do and that their property was destroyed intentionally. 63% report being bullied once or twice during the school year, 21% once or twice a month, 10% once or twice a week and 7% report being bullied almost daily. An estimated 160,000 children miss school every day for fear of attack or intimidation by other students.
Both bullying and being bullied at school are associated with violence-related behaviors including carrying weapons, fighting and sustaining injuries from fighting. |