This statistic presents the most common types of online harassment witnessed by internet users in the United States, broken down by ethnicity. During the July 2016 survey it was found that 69 percent of U.S. black internet users had witnessed name-calling directed to a particular person online, while the same was true for 62 percent of the white respondents and for 60 percent of the Hispanic ones.
Most common types of online harassment directed at a particular person online witnessed by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by ethnicity
Characteristic
White
Black
Hispanic
Someone being called offensive names
62%
69%
60%
Someone trying to embarrass another person on purpose
60%
68%
60%
Someone being physically threatened
31%
46%
33%
A romantic partner purposefully hurting their partner emotionally or psychologically
26%
38%
32%
Someone being sexually harassed
24%
29%
31%
Someone being harassed online over a long period of time
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Data & Society, & CiPHR. (November 26, 2016). Most common types of online harassment directed at a particular person online witnessed by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678910/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-ethnicity/
Data & Society, und CiPHR. "Most common types of online harassment directed at a particular person online witnessed by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by ethnicity." Chart. November 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678910/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-ethnicity/
Data & Society, CiPHR. (2016). Most common types of online harassment directed at a particular person online witnessed by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678910/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-ethnicity/
Data & Society, and CiPHR. "Most Common Types of Online Harassment Directed at a Particular Person Online Witnessed by Internet Users in The United States as of July 2016, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678910/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-ethnicity/
Data & Society & CiPHR, Most common types of online harassment directed at a particular person online witnessed by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678910/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-ethnicity/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Most common types of online harassment directed at a particular person online witnessed by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by ethnicity [Graph], Data & Society, & CiPHR, November 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678910/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-ethnicity/
