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DEFINITION
Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported carrying a weapon on school property at least 1 day during the previous 30 days.
Crime Statistics > % High school students carrying a weapon on school property, 2005 (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | Arkansas: | 10.5% | |
| #2 | Montana: | 10.2% | |
| #3 | Wyoming: | 10% | |
| #4 | Vermont: | 9.1% | |
| #5 | West Virginia: | 8.5% | |
| #6 | Alabama: | 8.4% | |
| #7 | South Dakota: | 8.3% | |
| #8 | Tennessee: | 8.1% | |
| #9 | New Mexico: | 8% | |
| #10 | Texas: | 7.9% | |
| #11 | Georgia: | 7.5% | |
| #12 | Arizona: | 7.4% | |
| #13 | Missouri: | 7.3% | |
| #14 | Oklahoma: | 7% | |
| #15 | Utah: | 7% | |
| #16 | Maryland: | 6.9% | |
| #17 | Nevada: | 6.8% | |
| #18 | Kentucky: | 6.8% | |
| #19 | District of Columbia: | 6.7% | |
| #20 | South Carolina: | 6.7% | |
| #21 | New Hampshire: | 6.5% | |
| #22 | North Carolina: | 6.4% | |
| #23 | Connecticut: | 6.4% | |
| #24 | North Dakota: | 6% | |
| #25 | Maine: | 5.9% | |
| #26 | Indiana: | 5.8% | |
| #27 | Massachusetts: | 5.8% | |
| #28 | Delaware: | 5.7% | |
| #29 | Colorado: | 5.4% | |
| #30 | New York: | 5.2% | |
| #31 | Kansas: | 4.9% | |
| #32 | Hawaii: | 4.9% | |
| #33 | Rhode Island: | 4.9% | |
| #34 | Nebraska: | 4.8% | |
| #35 | Michigan: | 4.7% | |
| #36 | Florida: | 4.7% | |
| #37 | Ohio: | 4.4% | |
| #38 | Iowa: | 4.4% | |
| #39 | Wisconsin: | 3.9% | |
| #40 | New Jersey: | 3.1% | |
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Weighted average: |
6.6% |
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DEFINITION: Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported carrying a weapon on school property at least 1 day during the previous 30 days.
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