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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.

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