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Facts & Figures

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U.S. Teen Violence Statistics
 
School Violence
In a 2009 study of youth in grades 9-12:
  • 11.1% reported being in a physical fight  on school property in the preceding 12 months
  • 7.7% reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property during the preceding 12 months
  • 19.9% reported having been bullied on school property in the preceding twelve months
Juvenile Arrests
  • Juveniles accounted for 16% of all violent crime arrests and 26% of all property crime arrests in 2008
  • In 2008
    • 1,280 youth were arrested for murder
    • 3,340 were arrested for forcible rape
    • 56,000 were arrested for aggravated assault 
Gang Violence
  • 100% of cities with a population of more than 250,000 report gang activity.
  • 11% of rural counties report gang activity.
  • 35% of suburban counties report gang activity.
  • More than half of the homicides reported in Los Angeles, and more than half of the homicides reported in Chicago, are elated to gang violence.
  • More than 24,500 gangs are active in the U.S.
  • 772,500 people are members of gangs in the U.S.
  • 94% of gang members are male.
  • Only 2% of gangs are predominantly female.
  • Only 37% of gang members are under the age of 18 right now.
  • Gang member ethnicity breaks down this way: 47% Hispanic, 31% African American, 13% white, 7% Asian
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  •  Gun violence costs more than $100 billion a year.
  • The National Gang Center estimates that 32.4 percent of all cities, suburban areas, towns and rural counties in the United States experienced gang problems in 2008.
  • Approximately 774,000 gang members and 27,900 gangs are estimated to have been active across the country in 2008
Gang Related Deaths and Injuries 
  • According to the CDC, in 2002 more than 877,700 young people ages to 10 to 24 were injured from violent acts. Of these, one out of every thirteen required hospitalization.
  • Of the 5,486 homicides reported in the 10 to 24 age group in 2001, 85% (4,659) were males and 15% (827) were females (CDC 2004).
For more Information:
 
Highlights of the 2008 National Youth Gang Survey
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2010
 
Juvenile Arrests 2008 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2009
 
Youth Violence: Facts at a Glance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009


Center for Youth Studies