This statistic shows the share of American students in grades 9 to 12 who stated they have been threatened or injured with a weapon at school on one or more occasions during the 12 months before the survey. The results have been sorted by ethnicity and sexual identity. The survey was conducted from August 2018 to June 2019. According to the source, 12.9 percent of black student respondents stated they have been threatened or injured with a weapon on school property at least once during the 12 months before the survey.
Percentage of students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in 2019, by ethnicity and sexual identity
One or more times during the 12 months before the survey
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
The survey was conducted at all regular public and private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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CDC. (August 21, 2020). Percentage of students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in 2019, by ethnicity and sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222112/us-students-who-were-threatended-or-injured-with-a-weapon-at-school-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
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CDC. (2020). Percentage of students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in 2019, by ethnicity and sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222112/us-students-who-were-threatended-or-injured-with-a-weapon-at-school-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Students Who Were Threatened or Injured with a Weapon on School Property in 2019, by Ethnicity and Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222112/us-students-who-were-threatended-or-injured-with-a-weapon-at-school-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in 2019, by ethnicity and sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222112/us-students-who-were-threatended-or-injured-with-a-weapon-at-school-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Percentage of students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in 2019, by ethnicity and sexual identity [Graph], CDC, August 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222112/us-students-who-were-threatended-or-injured-with-a-weapon-at-school-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
