Table 5.3. 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

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Table 5.3.

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
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	12.8	9.6	7.5	326,300	287,700	242,500

Alabama	13.3	8.8	6.1	6,000	4,400	3,100	Montana	7.7	8.4	6.1	1,000	1,000	800
Alaska	13.7	10.9	8.9	1,100	900	800	Nebraska	10.4	9.9	7.5	2,100	2,300	1,900
Arizona	13.0	9.5	6.9	4,900	4,700	3,900	Nevada	13.2	11.6	7.3	1,700	2,000	1,500
Arkansas	13.8	10.1	4.8	4,200	3,100	1,800	New Hampshire	11.1	8.8	5.8	1,400	1,300	1,000
California	7.4	5.8	6.1	15,400	16,200	17,200	New Jersey	7.9	7.5	4.3	6,600	7,400	4,900
Colorado	13.1	6.6	3.8	4,700	2,800	1,900	New Mexico	12.8	10.2	7.8	2,500	2,200	1,700
Connecticut	11.9	9.1	6.9	4,200	3,800	3,100	New York	16.2	11.5	10.5	28,900	23,900	24,400
Delaware	18.7	11.4	7.7	1,300	900	600	North Carolina	17.1	12.8	8.7	12,400	11,000	8,300
District of Columbia	24.4	22.3	18.0	1,200	1,300	900	North Dakota	5.5	5.7	5.6	500	500	600
Florida	20.1	12.2	11.2	21,400	15,800	17,600	Ohio	15.2	9.6	6.2	16,900	11,800	8,300
Georgia	14.0	9.5	6.4	10,500	8,400	6,500	Oklahoma	11.0	8.5	6.1	4,600	3,900	2,800
Hawaii	9.9	9.4	9.1	1,100	1,100	1,200	Oregon	11.5	6.9	5.5	2,900	2,000	1,600
Idaho	9.8	7.9	5.4	1,200	1,100	800	Pennsylvania	11.0	9.5	9.5	12,600	12,000	11,900
Illinois	10.8	8.2	8.0	12,100	11,200	11,000	Rhode Island	13.4	10.2	4.6!	1,200	1,200	600!
Indiana	13.8	7.6	7.2	8,000	4,600	4,500	South Carolina	15.3	11.5	8.6	6,000	5,000	4,000
Iowa	9.4	10.7	4.9	3,400	4,100	1,900	South Dakota	6.5	7.9	5.3	700	900	600
Kansas	10.8	6.0	3.7	3,400	2,000	1,400	Tennessee	12.5	13.3	6.6	5,900	7,700	4,200
Kentucky	14.0	12.6	7.9	5,800	5,400	3,800	Texas	12.7	8.9	7.7	28,300	23,800	22,200
Louisiana	17.0	13.4	9.9	8,300	6,800	5,100	Utah	11.2	8.1	5.2	2,200	1,900	1,200
Maine	9.0	11.7	5.2	1,400	2,000	1,000	Vermont	12.4	9.9	4.9	900	900	500
Maryland	19.9	10.7	13.5	8,700	5,800	8,000	Virginia	14.9	12.1	6.5	9,700	9,800	6,000
Massachusetts	10.8	11.3	6.4	6,300	8,900	5,400	Washington	12.8	10.0	6.8	6,200	5,500	4,300
Michigan	10.8	8.0	9.3	8,900	8,000	9,200	West Virginia	11.4	10.0	7.2	2,400	2,300	1,600
Minnesota	9.6	9.5	8.2	4,200	5,500	5,000	Wisconsin	13.8	10.1	4.7	8,600	6,800	3,500
Mississippi	13.4	11.1	5.5	4,000	3,700	1,900	Wyoming	9.0	6.7	3.8!	700	500	300!
Missouri	12.6	11.3	8.3	7,800	7,200	6,200
! 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.

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