% High school students threatened or injured by a weapon, 2003 statistics - states compared

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	District of Columbia:	12.7%
= 2	Michigan:	9.7%
= 2	Wyoming:	9.7%
# 4	Idaho:	9.4%
# 5	Arizona:	9.2%
# 6	Nebraska:	8.8%
= 7	Maine:	8.5%
= 7	West Virginia:	8.5%
= 9	Florida:	8.4%
= 9	Tennessee:	8.4%
= 11	Georgia:	8.2%
= 11	Rhode Island:	8.2%
# 13	Alaska:	8.1%
= 14	Ohio:	7.7%
= 14	Delaware:	7.7%
= 16	New Hampshire:	7.5%
= 16	Missouri:	7.5%
# 18	Oklahoma:	7.4%
= 19	Utah:	7.3%
= 19	Vermont:	7.3%
= 21	New York:	7.2%
= 21	North Carolina:	7.2%
= 21	Alabama:	7.2%
# 24	Montana:	7.1%
# 25	Indiana:	6.7%
# 26	Mississippi:	6.6%
# 27	South Dakota:	6.5%
# 28	Massachusetts:	6.3%
# 29	Nevada:	6%
# 30	North Dakota:	5.9%
# 31	Wisconsin:	5.5%
# 32	Kentucky:	5.3%
	Weighted average:	7.7%

DEFINITION: Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property during the previous 12 months, 2003

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