Longevity’s work in partnership with the Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics was recently highlighted in the Institute of Education Sciences Newsflash. Our team conducted data analysis to create the School Crime Supplement 2022 Web Tables for the Crime & Safety Surveys Program Table Library detailing student experiences with bullying victimization at school. Highlights from the Newsflash show that during the 2021–22 school year, among students ages 12–18 enrolled in grades 6–12 in U.S. public and private schools:
- Nineteen percent of students reported being bullied, including 17 percent of males and 22 percent of females.
- Twenty-three percent of students reported seeing hate-related graffiti at school and 7 percent reported being called a hate-related word during school.
- Among students who were bullied, 78 percent reported only being bullied in-person, 8 percent reported only being bullied online or by text, and 14 percent reported being bullied both in-person and online or by text.
- Among students who were bullied both in-person and online or by text, 30 percent reported a negative effect on their schoolwork.
- Among all students in grades 6–12, twenty-seven percent reported marijuana was available during school, followed by 13 percent reporting alcohol, 12 percent reporting prescription drugs, 10 percent reporting opioids, and 8 percent reporting other illegal drugs.
These tables come from the 2022 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey data and present national estimates of key indicators of school crime and safety, including bullying and criminal victimization during school, presence of drugs and hate-related graffiti at school, school safety and security practices, and student perceptions of safety at school and in the surrounding neighborhood. The tables are a part of the larger Crime and Safety Surveys Program Table Library at NCES.