Young people who did not attend class because they felt unsafe at school or on the way to school.

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Maine

These data represent the percent of students in grades 9-12 who report not attending school at least 1 day in the 30 days prior to the interview because they felt unsafe on the way to school, from school to home, or on school grounds.

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5%

[2021]

6%

[2019]

n/a

[2018]

6%

[2017]

n/a

[2016]

6%

[2015]

Young people who did not attend class because they felt unsafe at school or on the way to school.

All jurisdictions

JURISDICTION
POSITION
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Alaska
n/a
12%
n/a
12%
n/a
9%
California
n/a
11%
n/a
6%
n/a
6%
Georgia
n/a
8%
n/a
n/a
n/a
9%
Minnesota
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
9%
Oregon
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
8%
Wyoming
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
7%
Washington
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
9%
New Mexico
1
17%
14%
n/a
12%
n/a
8%
North Carolina
1
17%
14%
n/a
10%
n/a
n/a
Louisiana
3
16%
13%
n/a
12%
n/a
5%
Michigan
4
15%
9%
n/a
8%
n/a
n/a
Mississippi
5
15%
11%
n/a
n/a
n/a
6%
Colorado
6
14%
9%
n/a
5%
n/a
n/a
New York
6
14%
11%
n/a
9%
n/a
6%
Puerto Rico
6
14%
17%
n/a
17%
n/a
12%
Nevada
9
13%
15%
n/a
9%
n/a
5%
Texas
10
13%
12%
n/a
8%
n/a
n/a
West Virginia
11
13%
11%
n/a
7%
n/a
n/a
Arkansas
12
13%
9%
n/a
11%
n/a
8%
Illinois
13
12%
9%
n/a
9%
n/a
7%
Pennsylvania
13
12%
8%
n/a
6%
n/a
6%
Arizona
15
12%
14%
n/a
10%
n/a
6%
Virginia
16
11%
9%
n/a
7%
n/a
n/a
New Jersey
17
11%
8%
n/a
n/a
n/a
8%
Alabama
18
11%
12%
n/a
n/a
n/a
8%
Florida
19
11%
15%
n/a
10%
n/a
n/a
Connecticut
20
10%
7%
n/a
7%
n/a
7%
Hawaii
21
10%
12%
n/a
9%
n/a
5%
New Hampshire
21
10%
7%
n/a
5%
n/a
n/a
Maryland
23
9%
9%
n/a
n/a
n/a
5%
Tennessee
23
9%
11%
n/a
8%
n/a
n/a
Kentucky
25
9%
10%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ohio
26
9%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
4%
Missouri
26
9%
6%
n/a
6%
n/a
5%
Rhode Island
28
9%
8%
n/a
7%
n/a
12%
Vermont
28
9%
7%
n/a
5%
n/a
6%
Kansas
30
9%
8%
n/a
5%
n/a
6%
Washington, DC
31
8%
n/a
n/a
10%
n/a
8%
Iowa
32
8%
7%
n/a
7%
n/a
n/a
Idaho
33
8%
8%
n/a
7%
n/a
6%
Utah
34
8%
9%
n/a
9%
n/a
6%
Massachusetts
35
8%
6%
n/a
5%
n/a
6%
Wisconsin
35
8%
7%
n/a
6%
n/a
7%
Delaware
37
8%
n/a
n/a
5%
n/a
5%
South Carolina
38
7%
14%
n/a
11%
n/a
5%
Oklahoma
39
7%
8%
n/a
6%
n/a
n/a
Nebraska
40
7%
7%
n/a
8%
n/a
9%
Montana
41
7%
9%
n/a
8%
n/a
6%
Indiana
42
6%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
South Dakota
43
5%
7%
n/a
n/a
n/a
9%
Maine
44
5%
6%
n/a
6%
n/a
6%
North Dakota
45
5%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
JURISDICTION
POSITION
Puerto Rico
#1
West Virginia
#2
Alaska
#3
Utah
#4
California
#5
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