• 71% of teachers believe that they always intervene in bullying situations; while 25% of students report that teachers always intervene.
• 63% of students indicated that most bullying in their schools occurs in the hallways; while 10% of the staff surveyed felt that most of the bullying in their schools takes place in the hallways.
• 10% of students who drop out of school do so because of repeated bullying.
• Those who are bullies at age 8 are three times more likely to be convicted of a crime by age 30, arrested six times more often than others, and more likely to abuse spouse or children.
• 20% of all high school students surveyed reported avoiding the restroom out of fear of being bullied.
• 40% of high school students say there are potential violent cliques at their school.
• Former bullies have a 4-fold increase in criminal behavior at age 24.
• 40% of former bullies have three or more criminal convictions.

Relationship Violence

• Rape and sexual assault are crimes of violence and control that stem from a person's determination to exercise power over another.
• Even if a person goes voluntarily to someone's residence or room and consents to engage in some sexual activity, it does not serve as a blanket consent for all sexual activity.
• About 95% of the victims of domestic violence are women.
• A woman is beaten every 15 seconds somewhere in the U.S.
• Over 2 million women report being beaten each year.
• Between 1.5 and 3 million children witness domestic violence annually.
• Between 22% and 30% of women who go to an emergency treatment facility are there because of injuries related to ongoing partner abuse.
• Nationally 50% of all homeless women and children are on the streets because of violence in the home.
• There are 3 times more animal shelters in the U.S. then there are shelters for battered women and their children.

Suicide

• More people die from suicide than from homicide. In 2000, there were 1.7 times more suicides then homicides.
• Overall, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death for all Americans; and is the 3rd leading cause of death for young people, 15 - 24 years old.
• 57% of suicides in 2000 were committed with a firearm.
• Survey data from 2001 indicates that: 19% of high school students had seriously considered suicide; 15% had made plans of attempt suicide, and; 9% had made a suicide attempt during the preceding year.

Body Image/Eating Disorders

• The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that in 1994 about 9,000 people admitted to hospitals were diagnosed with bulimia and 8,000 were diagnosed with anorexia.
• By their 1st year of college, 4.5% to 18% of women and 0.4% of men have a history of bulimia and as many as 1 in 10 females between the ages of 12 and 18 have anorexia.
• Studies have shown that up to 89% of bulimic patients show signs of tooth erosion.
• 51% of 9 - 10 year old girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet.
• 42% of 1st - 3rd grade girls want to be thinner.
• 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat.
• The average American woman is 5'4" tall and weighs about 140 pounds, whereas the ÌÔÌ¢ideal" woman portrayed in the media is 5'9" tall and weighs 100 pounds.

Child Abduction

• Most abductions are done by luring children into a vehicle rather then taking them by force.
• The FBI receives over 2,000 missing-child reports every day.
• Another child becomes missing or is abducted every 40 seconds of every day, 24 hours each day, 365 days a year.
• In 80% of abductions by strangers, the first contact occurs within a quarter mile of the child's home. In many cases the abduction does, too.
• About 74% of the victims of non-family child abductions are girls. 15. Teen-age girls are considered
• In the past 15 of the past 18 years, there has been an increase in the number of missing children. The increase in missing children since 1982 is 468%.
• According to the U.S. Department of Justice the chance of your child being abducted is 1 in 42.
• The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) estimates 725,000 children were reported missing in 2001. (The National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 mandates an immediate police report and NCIC entry in every case of a missing child.)

Internet Safety

• Only 1/3 of the households with Internet access are proactively protecting their children with filtering or blocking software. Source: Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• 75% of children are willing to share personal information online about themselves and their family in exchange for goods and services. Source: eMarketer
• A study conducted for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children showed that 75% of children who were approached sexually on the Internet did not tell their parents. The author of the study, David Finkelhor, said: "They were afraid of losing their computer privileges."
• A study conducted in 2000 for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children showed that 1 in 5 of the surveyed children had received a non-aggressive sexual contact over the Internet, while 1 in 33 were asked to meet or were offered money or gifts.
• One in 33 youth received an aggressive sexual solicitation in the past year. This means a predator asked a young person to meet somewhere, called a young person on the phone, and/or sent the young person correspondence, money, or gifts through the U.S. Postal Service. Source: Youth Internet Safety Survey
• 77% of the targets for online predators were age 14 or older. Another 22% were users ages 10 to 13. Source: Crimes Against Children Research Center
• Only 17 percent of youth and 11 percent of parents could name a specific authority, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), CyberTipline, or an Internet service provider, to which they could report an Internet crime. Source: Youth Internet Safety Survey