• In 2001, 20 percent of students reported that street gangs were present at their schools (figure 15.1 and table 15.1). Students in urban schools were more likely to report that there were street gangs at their schools (29 percent) than were suburban and rural students (18 percent and 13 percent, respectively).
• Hispanic and Black students were more likely than White students to report the existence of street gangs in their schools in 2001 (32 percent and 29 percent, respectively, vs. 16 percent) (table 15.1). This was also true for students in urban schools and suburban schools.
• Gangs were more likely to be reported in public schools than in private schools (figure 15.1 and table 15.1). In 2001, 22 percent of students in public schools reported that street gangs were present in their schools, compared with 5 percent in private schools. Among public schools, students in urban schools were more likely than students in suburban or rural schools to report street gangs. However, among private schools, no differences were found in students' reports of gangs irrespective of where their schools were located.

*This indicator has been updated to include 2001 data. See appendix B for details on questionnaire changes in 2001.