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BULLYING STATISTICS IN MARYLAND SCHOOLS

A total of 3,818 incidents were reported for the 2009-2010 school year. This represents an

increase of 2,132 reported incidents from 2008-09 school year and an increase of 2,524 form

2007-08 school year.

Significant increases were reported in Baltimore city, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard,

Montgomery, Prince George’s, Talbot, and Wicomico counties.

Anne Arundel

Baltimore city

Baltimore

Fredrick

Howard

Montgomery

Prince George's

Wicomico

Allegany

Calvert

Washington

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Highest Bullying Reports in Maryland

09-'1008-'0907-'08

Reported cases

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ty

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300

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700

Victims and Offenders

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Age

Num

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Type of Bullying Incidences

Over 60% of the reported bullying and or harassment incidences involved teasing, name calling, threatening in person or other means, and making critical remarks,

Over 30% involved kicking, hitting, shoving, spitting, hair pulling, and throwing something,

Over 25% involved demeaning and making the victim jokes, making rude and/or threatening gestures, intimidating, extorting, or exploiting,

Over 15% involved spreading harmful rumors or gossip,

And, over 5% involved getting another person to hit or harm another.

A

B

C

D

E

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Types of Bullying Incidences Reported in Maryland

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Number of Reported incidences

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denc

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KeyA = Teasing, Name calling, making critical remarks, or threatening in person or by other means.

B = Hitting, kicking, shoving, spitting, hair pulling, or throwing something.

C = Demeaning and making the victim of jokes.

D = Making rude and/or threatening gestures

E = Intimidating, extorting or exploiting

Incidents reported by Location of occurrence

Over 85% of reported incidences occurred on school property.

About 10% of the incidences occurred in the school bus.

Over 5% occurred on the way to and from school.

And about 3% of the reported incidences occurred during events outside of school.

On school property

On a school bus

On the way to/from school

Event off school

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Number of Reported cases by Location of Occurence

09-'1008-'0907-'08

Number of Reported cases

Loca

tion

Motives

Physical appearance = 8%

Just to be mean = 38%

To impress others = 16%

Some other reason = 25%

Unknown = 23%

References

Maryland State Department of Education, (March 31, 2011). Bullying, Harassment, Or Intimidation in Maryland Public Schools: A Report to the Maryland General Assembly on Incidents Reported under the Safe Schools Reporting Act Of 2005.

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