StateMaster - % High school students threatened or injured by a weapon, 2003 (most recent) by state

Rank	States	Amount (top to bottom)
#1	District of Columbia:	12.7%
#2	Wyoming:	9.7%
#3	Michigan:	9.7%
#4	Idaho:	9.4%
#5	Arizona:	9.2%
#6	Nebraska:	8.8%
#7	West Virginia:	8.5%
#8	Maine:	8.5%
#9	Florida:	8.4%
#10	Tennessee:	8.4%
#11	Rhode Island:	8.2%
#12	Georgia:	8.2%
#13	Alaska:	8.1%
#14	Ohio:	7.7%
#15	Delaware:	7.7%
#16	Missouri:	7.5%
#17	New Hampshire:	7.5%
#18	Oklahoma:	7.4%
#19	Utah:	7.3%
#20	Vermont:	7.3%
#21	Alabama:	7.2%
#22	New York:	7.2%
#23	North Carolina:	7.2%
#24	Montana:	7.1%
#25	Indiana:	6.7%
#26	Mississippi:	6.6%
#27	South Dakota:	6.5%
#28	Massachusetts:	6.3%
#29	Nevada:	6%
#30	North Dakota:	5.9%
#31	Wisconsin:	5.5%
#32	Kentucky:	5.3%
	Weighted average:	7.7%

DEFINITION: Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property during the previous 12 months, 2003

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