1. nces.ed.gov Connecting Research, Policy and Practice Dr. Jack Buckley NCES Commissioner September 21, 2011 Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results from the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey

2. nces.ed.gov About the Study National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) – School Crime Supplement (SCS) Bullying data since 1999 Cyber-bullying data for 2007, 2009 SCS Sample: – 6,500 students – Ages 12-18 – Grades 6-12

3. nces.ed.gov Defining “Bullying” Made fun of you, called you names, or insulted you? Spread rumors about you? Threatened you with harm? Pushed you, shoved you, tripped you, or spit on you? Tried to make you do things that you did not want to do, for example, give them money or other things? Excluded you from activities on purpose? Destroyed your property on purpose?

4. nces.ed.gov Bullying Findings: Overall 28 percent of students between the ages of 12 and 18 reported that they were bullied at school during the 2008-2009 school year. This percentage was lower than what students reported in the 2006-2007 school year, which was 31.7 percent.* Of those bullied, 36.3 percent of students reported that they notified a teacher or some other adult at school. *This estimate can be found in the “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336.)

5. nces.ed.gov Types of Bullying SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percent of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the 2008-2009 school year, by type of bullying Made fun of, called names, or insulted Subject of rumors Pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on Threatened with harm Excluded from activities on purpose Tried to make them do something they did not want to do Property destroyed on purpose Percentage of Students

6. nces.ed.gov Bullying by Grade Level SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percent of all students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied during the 2008-2009 school year, by grade level Percentage of Students

7. nces.ed.gov Incident Locations Among students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the 2008-2009 school year: 47.2 percent of students reported being bullied in a hallway or stairwell. 33.6 percent of students reported being bullied in a classroom.

8. nces.ed.gov Victimization A higher percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the 2008-09 school year reported… SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percentage of Students Being a victim of a crime

9. nces.ed.gov Physical Fights and Weapons A higher percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the 2008-09 school year reported… SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percentage of Students Having been in a physical fight at school Having brought a gun, knife, or other potential weapon to school

10. nces.ed.gov Fear and Avoidance A higher percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the 2008-09 school year… SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percentage of Students Feared that someone would attack or harm them at school or on the way to/from school Avoided a specific place at school

11. nces.ed.gov Defining Cyber-Bullying Posted hurtful information about you on the Internet, for example, on a social networking site like Facebook or MySpace? Threatened or insulted you through email, instant messaging, and/or text messaging? Threatened or insulted you through online gaming, for example, while playing a game like Second Life or through Xbox? Purposefully excluded you from an online community, for example, a buddy list or friends list?

12. nces.ed.gov Cyber-Bullying Findings: Overall About 6 percent of students ages 12 through 18 reported they were cyber-bullied during the 2008- 2009 school year. Of those bullied, 31.5 percent of students reported that they notified a teacher or some other adult at school.

13. nces.ed.gov Types of Cyber-Bullying SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percent of students ages 12-18 who reported being cyber-bullied during the 2008-2009 school year, by type of cyber-bullying Unwanted contact via text messaging Hurtful information on Internet Unwanted contact via instant messaging Unwanted contact via email Purposeful exclusion from online community Unwanted contact via online gaming Percentage of Students

14. nces.ed.gov Victimization A higher percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being cyber-bullied anywhere during the 2008-09 school year reported… SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percentage of Students Being a victim of a crime

15. nces.ed.gov Physical Fights and Weapons A higher percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being cyber-bullied anywhere during the 2008-09 school year reported… SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percentage of Students Being engaged in a physical fight at school Having brought a gun, knife, or other potential weapon to school

16. nces.ed.gov Fear and Avoidance A higher percentage of students ages 12-18 who reported being cyber-bullied anywhere during the 2008-09 school year… SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, “Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Results From the 2009 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey” Web Tables (NCES 2011-336). Percentage of Students Avoided a specific place at school Feared that someone would attack or harm them at school or on the way to/from school Skipped school during the 2008- 2009 school year

17. nces.ed.gov For more information, visit: Crime and Safety Surveys Web Portal: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crime/ NCES Crime and Safety Surveys contact: Monica R. Hill Project Officer (202) 502-7379 Monica.Hill@ed.gov

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