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South Carolina
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violent crimes
and
aggravated assaults per capita
among US states.
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SOURCE
National Center for Educational Statistics
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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
Amount
# 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%
= 6
Kentucky
:
7.4%
# 8
Montana
:
7.2%
= 9
Alaska
:
7.1%
= 9
South Dakota
:
7.1%
= 11
Maine
:
6.6%
= 11
West Virginia
:
6.6%
= 13
Indiana
:
6.3%
= 13
North Carolina
:
6.3%
= 13
Nevada
:
6.3%
# 16
Rhode Island
:
5.9%
# 17
New Hampshire
:
5.8%
# 18
North Dakota
:
5.7%
# 19
Utah
:
5.6%
= 20
Tennessee
:
5.5%
= 20
Missouri
:
5.5%
# 22
Florida
:
5.3%
= 23
Mississippi
:
5.2%
= 23
New York
:
5.2%
# 25
Michigan
:
5.1%
= 26
Nebraska
:
5%
= 26
Georgia
:
5%
= 26
Delaware
:
5%
= 26
Massachusetts
:
5%
# 30
Arizona
:
4.9%
# 31
Ohio
:
3.6%
# 32
Wisconsin
:
3.2%
Weighted average:
6.2%
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.
SOURCE:
National Center for Educational Statistics
.
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