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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, 2005 (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Arkansas: |
10.5% |
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# 2
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Montana: |
10.2% |
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# 3
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Wyoming: |
10% |
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# 4
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Vermont: |
9.1% |
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# 5
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West Virginia: |
8.5% |
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# 6
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Alabama: |
8.4% |
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# 7
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South Dakota: |
8.3% |
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# 8
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Tennessee: |
8.1% |
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# 9
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New Mexico: |
8% |
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# 10
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Texas: |
7.9% |
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# 11
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Georgia: |
7.5% |
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# 12
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Arizona: |
7.4% |
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# 13
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Missouri: |
7.3% |
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= 14
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Oklahoma: |
7% |
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= 14
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Utah: |
7% |
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# 16
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Maryland: |
6.9% |
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= 17
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Nevada: |
6.8% |
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= 17
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Kentucky: |
6.8% |
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= 19
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District of Columbia: |
6.7% |
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= 19
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South Carolina: |
6.7% |
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# 21
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New Hampshire: |
6.5% |
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= 22
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North Carolina: |
6.4% |
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= 22
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Connecticut: |
6.4% |
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# 24
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North Dakota: |
6% |
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# 25
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Maine: |
5.9% |
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= 26
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Indiana: |
5.8% |
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= 26
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Massachusetts: |
5.8% |
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# 28
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Delaware: |
5.7% |
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# 29
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Colorado: |
5.4% |
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# 30
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New York: |
5.2% |
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= 31
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Kansas: |
4.9% |
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= 31
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Rhode Island: |
4.9% |
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= 31
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Hawaii: |
4.9% |
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# 34
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Nebraska: |
4.8% |
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= 35
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Michigan: |
4.7% |
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= 35
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Florida: |
4.7% |
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= 37
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Iowa: |
4.4% |
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= 37
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Ohio: |
4.4% |
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# 39
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Wisconsin: |
3.9% |
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# 40
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New Jersey: |
3.1% |
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Weighted average: |
6.6% |
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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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