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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, 2003 (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | District of Columbia: | 10.6% | |
| #2 | Wyoming: | 10.1% | |
| #3 | Vermont: | 8.3% | |
| #4 | Oklahoma: | 8% | |
| #5 | Idaho: | 7.7% | |
| #6 | Alabama: | 7.4% | |
| #7 | Kentucky: | 7.4% | |
| #8 | Montana: | 7.2% | |
| #9 | Alaska: | 7.1% | |
| #10 | South Dakota: | 7.1% | |
| #11 | Maine: | 6.6% | |
| #12 | West Virginia: | 6.6% | |
| #13 | Indiana: | 6.3% | |
| #14 | Nevada: | 6.3% | |
| #15 | North Carolina: | 6.3% | |
| #16 | Rhode Island: | 5.9% | |
| #17 | New Hampshire: | 5.8% | |
| #18 | North Dakota: | 5.7% | |
| #19 | Utah: | 5.6% | |
| #20 | Missouri: | 5.5% | |
| #21 | Tennessee: | 5.5% | |
| #22 | Florida: | 5.3% | |
| #23 | Mississippi: | 5.2% | |
| #24 | New York: | 5.2% | |
| #25 | Michigan: | 5.1% | |
| #26 | Georgia: | 5% | |
| #27 | Massachusetts: | 5% | |
| #28 | Delaware: | 5% | |
| #29 | Nebraska: | 5% | |
| #30 | Arizona: | 4.9% | |
| #31 | Ohio: | 3.6% | |
| #32 | Wisconsin: | 3.2% | |
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Weighted average: |
6.2% |
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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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