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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
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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District of Columbia: |
10.6% |
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# 2
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Wyoming: |
10.1% |
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# 3
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Vermont: |
8.3% |
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# 4
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Oklahoma: |
8% |
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# 5
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Idaho: |
7.7% |
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= 6
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Alabama: |
7.4% |
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= 6
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Kentucky: |
7.4% |
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# 8
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Montana: |
7.2% |
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= 9
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Alaska: |
7.1% |
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= 9
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South Dakota: |
7.1% |
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= 11
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Maine: |
6.6% |
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= 11
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West Virginia: |
6.6% |
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= 13
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Indiana: |
6.3% |
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= 13
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North Carolina: |
6.3% |
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= 13
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Nevada: |
6.3% |
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# 16
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Rhode Island: |
5.9% |
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# 17
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New Hampshire: |
5.8% |
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# 18
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North Dakota: |
5.7% |
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# 19
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Utah: |
5.6% |
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= 20
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Tennessee: |
5.5% |
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= 20
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Missouri: |
5.5% |
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# 22
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Florida: |
5.3% |
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= 23
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Mississippi: |
5.2% |
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= 23
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New York: |
5.2% |
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# 25
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Michigan: |
5.1% |
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= 26
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Nebraska: |
5% |
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= 26
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Georgia: |
5% |
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= 26
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Delaware: |
5% |
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= 26
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Massachusetts: |
5% |
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# 30
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Arizona: |
4.9% |
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# 31
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Ohio: |
3.6% |
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# 32
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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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