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Table 5.4. |
Percentage and number of public school teachers who reported that they were threatened with injury by a student from school during the previous 12 months, by state: 1993-94, 1999-2000, and 2003-04 |
Percent | Number | Percent | Number | |||||||||||
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State | 1993–94 | 1999–2000 | 2003–04 | 1993–94 | 1999–2000 | 2003–04 | State | 1993–94 | 1999–2000 | 2003–04 | 1993–94 | 1999–2000 | 2003–04 | |
United States | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 111,300 | 125,100 | 120,000 | ||||||||
Alabama | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1,400 | 1,900 | 1,400 | Montana | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 300 | 300 | 200 | |
Alaska | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 500 | 400 | 500 | Nebraska | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 700 | 900 | 1,100 | |
Arizona | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1,300 | 2,200 | 1,500 | Nevada | 4.5 | 8.1 | 3.7! | 600 | 1,400 | 700! | |
Arkansas | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 900 | 800 | 1,000 | New Hampshire | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.8! | 400 | 600 | 500! | |
California | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 6,000 | 6,900 | 5,800 | New Jersey | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.0! | 2,000 | 3,300 | 2,200! | |
Colorado | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.5! | 1,800 | 1,300 | 700! | New Mexico | 4.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 800 | 1,500 | 1,300 | |
Connecticut | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1,200 | 1,700 | 1,200 | New York | 6.7 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 12,000 | 10,900 | 15,300 | |
Delaware | 7.1 | 5.3 | 3.1! | 500 | 400 | 200! | North Carolina | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4,300 | 4,800 | 4,200 | |
District of Columbia | 8.4 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 400 | 500 | 300 | North Dakota | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
Florida | 4.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5,200 | 8,600 | 10,200 | Ohio | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5! | 4,000 | 3,500 | 3,400! | |
Georgia | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2,500 | 3,100 | 4,700 | Oklahoma | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1,600 | 2,000 | 1,400 | |
Hawaii | 2.9 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 300 | 400 | 700 | Oregon | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.4! | 900 | 900 | 400! | |
Idaho | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.5! | 500 | 600 | 400! | Pennsylvania | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4,100! | 5,700 | 6,200 | |
Illinois | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.3! | 4,900 | 3,700 | 3,200! | Rhode Island | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.4! | 400 | 600 | 300! | |
Indiana | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1! | 1,700 | 1,800 | 2,600! | South Carolina | 3.8 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1,500 | 2,300 | 1,500 | |
Iowa | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 900 | South Dakota | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 300 | 500 | 300 | |
Kansas | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 1,200 | Tennessee | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1,700 | 1,500 | 2,200! | |
Kentucky | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1,600 | 1,900 | 1,300! | Texas | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 9,000 | 12,800 | 11,200 | |
Louisiana | 6.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 3,200 | 2,600 | 1,400 | Utah | 7.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1,400 | 600 | 1,000 | |
Maine | 2.4 | 6.3 | 3.3! | 400 | 1,100 | 600! | Vermont | 8.6 | 5.3 | ‡ | 600 | 500 | ‡ | |
Maryland | 8.6 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 3,800 | 2,500 | 3,900 | Virginia | 6.9 | 4.9 | 2.7! | 4,500 | 3,900 | 2,500! | |
Massachusetts | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2,800 | 3,400 | 3,200 | Washington | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2,300 | 2,800 | 2,600 | |
Michigan | 6.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5,300 | 3,800 | 4,900 | West Virginia | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 600 | 800 | 700 | |
Minnesota | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2,000 | 2,600 | 2,200 | Wisconsin | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 1,700! | |
Mississippi | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.9! | 1,200 | 1,200 | 300! | Wyoming | 2.7 | 2.5 | ‡ | 200 | 200 | ‡ | |
Missouri | 3.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 2,000 | 3,600 | 4,100 | ||||||||
! Interpret data with caution. NOTE: Teachers who taught only prekindergarten students are excluded. Private school teachers are excluded because the data are not state representative. The public sector includes public, public charter, and Bureau of Indian Affairs school teachers. Population sizes for teachers are 2,930,000 in 1993–94; 3,452,000 in 1999–2000; and 3,704,000 in 2003–04. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates of number of reports are rounded to the nearest 100. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Questionnaire," 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04; "Charter School Questionnaire," 1999–2000; and "Bureau of Indian Affairs Teacher Questionnaire," 1999–2000 and 2003–04. |