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<div class="usa-prose field field--name-field-uswds-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>This section pulls together fundamental information about bullying, including:</p><ul type="disc"><li><a href="#definition-of-bullying">Definition</a></li><li><a href="#bullying-research">Research on Bullying</a></li><li><a href="#fast-facts">Bullying Statistics</a></li><li><a href="#bullying-and-suicide">Bullying and Suicide</a></li><li><a href="#laws">Anti-Bullying Laws</a></li></ul><h2 id="definition-of-bullying">Definition of Bullying</h2><p>In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Department of Education released the first federal <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/youth-violence/about/about-bullying.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/bullyingresearch/fastfact.html" target="_blank">definition of bullying</a>. The definition includes three core elements:</p><ul type="disc"><li>unwanted aggressive behavior</li><li>observed or perceived power imbalance</li><li>repetition or high likelihood of repetition of bullying behaviors</li></ul><p>This definition helps determine whether an incident is bullying or <a href="/bullying/other-types-of-aggressive-behavior">another type of aggressive behavior</a> or both.</p><h2 id="bullying-research">Research on Bullying</h2><p>Bullying prevention is a growing research field that investigates the complexities and consequences of bullying. Important areas for more research include:</p><ul type="disc"><li>Prevalence of bullying in schools</li><li>Prevalence of cyberbullying in online spaces</li><li>How bullying affects people</li><li>Risk factors for people who are bullied, people who bully others, or both</li><li>How to prevent bullying</li><li>How media and media coverage affects bullying</li></ul><h3>What We’ve Learned about Bullying</h3><ul type="disc"><li>Bullying affects all youth, including those who are bullied, those who bully others, and those who witness bullying. The <a href="/at-risk/effects">effects of bullying</a> may continue into adulthood.</li><li>There is not a single profile of a young person involved in bullying. Youth who bully can be either well connected socially or marginalized, and may be bullied by others as well. Similarly, those who are bullied sometimes bully others.</li><li>Solutions to bullying are not simple. <a href="/prevention/how-to-prevent-bullying">Bullying prevention</a> approaches that show the most promise confront the problem from many angles. They involve the entire school community—students, families, administrators, teachers, and staff such as bus drivers, nurses, cafeteria and front office staff—in creating a culture of respect. Zero tolerance and expulsion are not effective approaches.</li><li>Bystanders, or those who see bullying, can make a huge difference when they intervene on behalf of someone being bullied.</li><li>Studies also have shown that adults can help prevent bullying by talking to children about bullying, encouraging them to do what they love, modeling kindness and respect, and seeking help.</li></ul><h2 id="fast-facts">Bullying Statistics</h2><p>Here are federal statistics about bullying in the United States. Data sources include the school year 2021–22 <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2024/2024109rev.pdf" target="_blank">School Crime Supplement</a> (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics) and the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/yrbs/dstr/index.html" target="_blank">2023 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System</a> (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).</p><h3>How Common Is Bullying</h3><ul type="disc"><li>About 19.2% of students ages 12-18 enrolled in grades 6-12 experienced bullying nationwide during the 2021-2022 school year. This is lower than the prevalence of bullying at the beginning of the last decade, during the 2010-2011 school year (28%), and lower than the prevalence last measured by the School Crime Supplement during the 2018-2019 school year (22%).<ul type="circle"><li>About 15.4% of students reported being bullied by a student who was more powerful than them in some way, 14.5% reported being bullied repeatedly, and 12.7% reported being bullied repeatedly by a student who was more powerful than them in some way.</li><li>The prevalence of bullying is higher in middle school (26.3%) than in high school (15.7%).</li><li>The prevalence of bullying is higher among female students (21.8%) than among male students (16.7%).</li></ul></li><li>Students ages 12–18 in grades 6-12 who reported being bullied said they thought those who bullied them:<ul type="circle"><li>Had the ability to influence what other students think of them (56.3%).</li><li>Were more popular (52%).</li><li>Were physically stronger or larger (39.7%).</li><li>Had more money (35.2%).</li></ul></li><li>Among students ages 12-18 in grades 6-12 who reported being bullied, roughly 2 in 3 reported being bullied on multiple days during the school year:<ul type="circle"><li>One day (32.5%)</li><li>Two days (17.6%)</li><li>Three to ten days (31.5%)</li><li>More than ten days (18.5%)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Bullying in Schools</h3><ul type="disc"><li>An estimated 19% of high school students were bullied on school property in the 12 months prior to the survey.</li><li>Among students ages 12-18 in grades 6-12 who reported being bullied, the following percentages of them had experienced bullying in these places at school:<ul type="circle"><li>Classroom (39%)</li><li>Hallway or stairwell (37.5%)</li><li>Cafeteria (25.1%)</li><li>Outside on school grounds (24.4%)</li><li>Online or by text (21.6%)</li><li>Bathroom or locker room (11.9%)</li><li>In a gymnasium or weight room (10.8%)</li><li>School bus (9.8%)</li></ul></li><li>Approximately 44.2% of students ages 12-18 in grades 6-12 who were bullied during the school year notified an adult at school about the bullying.</li></ul><h3>Cyberbullying</h3><ul type="disc"><li>Among students ages 12-18 in grades 6-12 who reported being bullied at school during the school year, 21.6% were bullied online or by text.<ul type="circle"><li>Among those who were bullied, nearly twice as many female students reported being bullied online or by text (27.7%) as compared with male students (14.1%).</li></ul></li><li>An estimated 16% of high school students were electronically bullied in the 12 months prior to the survey.<ul type="circle"><li>Nearly twice as many female students reported being electronically bullied (21%) as compared with male students (12%).</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Types of Bullying</h3><ul type="disc"><li>Students ages 12-18 in grades 6-12 experienced various types of bullying, including:</li><li>Having rumors spread about them (13%)</li><li>Being made fun of, called names, or insulted (11.9%)</li><li>Pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on (4.9%)</li><li>Being excluded from activities, social media, or communications (3.7%)</li><li>Threatened with harm (3.3%)</li><li>Having private information, photos, or videos purposely shared in a hurtful way (2.5%)</li><li>Others tried to make them do things they did not want to do (2.5%)</li><li>Property was destroyed on purpose (1.4%)</li></ul><h3>State and Local Statistics</h3><p>Follow these links for state and local figures on the following topics:</p><ul type="disc"><li><a href="https://nccd.cdc.gov/YouthOnline/App/Results.aspx?TT=B&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=H23&LID=LL&YID=RY&LID2=&YID2=&COL=&ROW1=&ROW2=&HT=&LCT=&FS=&FR=&FG=&FA=&FI=&FP=&FSL=&FRL=&FGL=&FAL=&FIL=&FPL=&PV=&TST=&C1=&C2=&QP=G&DP=&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=&EYID=&SC=&SO=" target="_blank">Bullied on School Property, Grades 9-12</a></li><li><a href="https://nccd.cdc.gov/YouthOnline/App/Results.aspx?TT=B&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=H24&LID=LL&YID=RY&LID2=&YID2=&COL=&ROW1=&ROW2=&HT=&LCT=&FS=&FR=&FG=&FA=&FI=&FP=&FSL=&FRL=&FGL=&FAL=&FIL=&FPL=&PV=&TST=&C1=&C2=&QP=&DP=&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=&EYID=&SC=&SO=" target="_blank">Cyberbullied, Grades 9-12</a></li></ul><h3>International Statistics</h3><p>According to the <a href="http://uis.unesco.org/en/news/new-sdg-4-data-bullying" target="_blank">UNESCO Institute of Statistics</a>:</p><ul type="disc"><li>One third of the globe’s youth is bullied; this ranges from as low as 7% in Tajikistan to 74% in Samoa.</li><li>Low socioeconomic status is a main factor in youth bullying within wealthy countries.</li><li>Immigrant-born youth in wealthy countries are more likely to be bullied than locally-born youth.</li></ul><h2 id="bullying-and-suicide">Bullying and Suicide</h2><p>The relationship between bullying and suicide is complex. <a href="/resources/media-guidelines/avoid">The media should avoid oversimplifying these issues</a> and insinuating or directly stating that bullying can cause suicide. The facts tell a different story. It is not accurate and potentially dangerous to present bullying as the “cause” or “reason” for a suicide, or to suggest that suicide is a natural response to bullying.</p><ul type="disc"><li>Research indicates that persistent bullying can lead to or worsen feelings of isolation, rejection, exclusion, and despair, as well as depression and anxiety, which can contribute to suicidal behavior.</li><li>The vast majority of young people who are bullied do not become suicidal.</li><li>Most young people who die by suicide have multiple risk factors.</li><li>For more information on the relationship between bullying and suicide, read <a href="https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34163" target="_blank">“The Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide: What We Know and What it Means for Schools</a>” from the CDC.</li></ul><h2 id="laws">Anti-Bullying Laws</h2><p>All states have <a href="/resources/laws">anti-bullying legislation</a>. 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