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Physical Fighting by Youth
The percentage of youth who had been in at least one physical fight in the past year decreased from 43 percent in 1991 to 33 percent in 2001, where it remained in 2003...> View Indicator

Students Carrying Weapons
The percentage of high school students carrying weapons in the past 30 days declined from 26 percent to 17 percent between 1991 and 1999, and since then has risen slightly, with 19 percent carrying weapons in 2005... > View Indicator

Adolescents Who Have Ever Been Raped
In 2005, more than one out of ten (11 percent) high school females reported having been raped at some point in her life... > View Indicator

Dating Violence
One out of every 11 high school students was a victim of dating violence in 2005...> View Indicator

Child Maltreatment
Among maltreated children, the percentage reported as neglected--as opposed to abused--increased from 49 percent in 1990 to 63 percent in 2005, while the percentage reported as sexually abused declined from 17 percent to 9 percent...> View Indicator

Infant Homicide

The infant homicide rate increased from 4.3 per 100,000 in 1970 to 9.2 per 100,000 in 2000, before falling to 7.8 per 100,000 in 2003 (preliminary estimate). In 2003, 318 infants died due to homicide...> View Indicator

Youth Who Feel Unsafe at School
The percentage of youth who feared attack at school or on the way to and from school decreased substantially from 12 percent in 1995 to 6 percent in 2005... > View Indicator

Violent Crime Victimization
In 2005, overall violent crime victimization among adolescents reached an all-time low, declining to less than half the rate of 1996...> View Indicator

Teen Homicide, Suicide, and Firearm Death

Teen homicide, suicide, and firearm death rates declined overall from the mid- 1990s through 2003. However, homicide rates did increase slightly from 9.3 per 100,000 to 9.5 per 100,000 between 2002 and 2003. > View Indicator

Neighborhood Safety

About 3 out of every 10 non-Hispanic black and Hispanic children under age 18 live in neighborhoods that are never or sometimes safe, compared to less than 1 in 10 white children (8 percent), according to parent reports...> View Indicator

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