This statistic displays the share of public and private schhol teachers in the United States, who were threatened with injury by students during the previous 12 months in the school year 2007-08. 5 percent of elementary school teachers in suburban areas were threatened with injury.
Percentage of teachers who were threatened with injury by a student during the previous 12 months, in the School year 2007-08 by urbanicity and instructional level
Teachers who taught only prekindergarten students are excluded. Instructional level divides teachers into elementary or secondary based on a combination of the grades taught, main teaching assignment, and the structure of the teachers’ class(es).
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US Department of Education, & US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (February 22, 2012). Percentage of teachers who were threatened with injury by a student during the previous 12 months, in the School year 2007-08 by urbanicity and instructional level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183632/violence-against-teachers-by-students/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Education, und US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of teachers who were threatened with injury by a student during the previous 12 months, in the School year 2007-08 by urbanicity and instructional level." Chart. February 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183632/violence-against-teachers-by-students/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Education, US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2012). Percentage of teachers who were threatened with injury by a student during the previous 12 months, in the School year 2007-08 by urbanicity and instructional level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183632/violence-against-teachers-by-students/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Education, and US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of Teachers Who Were Threatened with Injury by a Student during The Previous 12 Months, in The School Year 2007-08 by Urbanicity and Instructional Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183632/violence-against-teachers-by-students/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Education & US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percentage of teachers who were threatened with injury by a student during the previous 12 months, in the School year 2007-08 by urbanicity and instructional level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183632/violence-against-teachers-by-students/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 13, 2025)
Percentage of teachers who were threatened with injury by a student during the previous 12 months, in the School year 2007-08 by urbanicity and instructional level [Graph], US Department of Education, & US Bureau of Justice Statistics, February 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183632/violence-against-teachers-by-students/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed