Harassment and Bullying on School Property - In 2003, 31 percent of Ohio teens reported experiencing some type of harassment or bullying on school grounds. The majority of these students are in the ninth and tenth grades.
Source: 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results
Estimates of Children Involved with Bullying in Ohio
Ohio Population: 11,353,140
18.8 - 2,134,390 children of school age 5 to 18
Victims: 161,573
Victims/Bullies: 33,724
Bullies: 154,103
Total est. involved in bullying: 349,400
Research by Bully Police USA, Inc. (www.BullyPolice.org )
Number of Students Caught with a Firearm at School in Ohio
1999-2000 - 199 Students
2000-01 - 1211 Students
# Change - 1012
Rate of Expulsion* - .665
* (per 1,000 students)
Source: Report on the Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act in the States and Outlying Areas; School Year 2000-2001.
Studies show that between 15-25% of U.S. students are bullied with some frequency ("sometimes or more often") while 15-20% report that they bully others with some frequency. (Melton et al, 1998; Nansel et al, 2001)
Children and youth who are bullied are more likely than other children to be depressed, lonely, anxious; have low self-esteem, feel unwell, and think about suicide.
How aware of bullying are adults? Adults are often unaware of bullying problems. In one study, 70% of teachers believed they intervene "almost always" in bullying situations; only 25% of students agreed with this assessment. (Charach et al, 1995)
BULLYING STATISTICS
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Recent School Crime & Safety Statistics Show:
- 1 out of 4 kids is Bullied.
- 1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully, or doing some "Bullying."
- 8% of students miss 1 day of class per month for fear of Bullies.
- 43% fear harassment in the bathroom at school.
- 100,000 students carry a gun to school.
- 28% of youths who carry weapons have witnessed violence at home.
- A poll of teens ages 12-17 proved that they think violence increased at their schools.
- 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
- More youth violence occurs on school grounds as opposed to on the way to school.
- 80% of the time, an argument with a bully will end up in a physical fight.
- 1/3 of students surveyed said they heard another student threaten to kill someone.
- 1 out of 5 teens knows someone who brings a gun to school.
- 2 out of 3 say they know how to make a bomb, or know where to get the info. to do it.
- Almost half of all students say they know another student who's capable of murder.
- Playground statistics - Every 7 minutes a child is bullied.
Adult intervention - 4%. Peer intervention - 11%. No intervention - 85%.
- 1/3 of students in grades 9-12 reported that someone sold or offered them an illegal drug on school property.
- 46% of males, and 26% of females reported they had been in physical fights.
- Those in the lower grades reported being in twice as many fights as those in the higher grades. However, there is a lower rate of serious violent crimes in the elementary level than in the middle or high schools.
- Teachers are also assaulted, robbed & bullied. 84 crimes per 1,000 teachers per year.
