Statistics U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 2014 Lasting Effects of Cyber Bullying

• The majority of bullying takes place at school
• 1 in 3 U.S. students say they have been bullied at school
• Approximately 160,000 teens reportedly skip school every day due to bullying
• 1 in 10 teens drops out of school due to bullying
• 83 percent of girls and 79 percent of boys report being the victim of bullying either in school or online
• 75 percent of school shooting have been linked to harassment and bullying against the shooter
• Students who are bullies as young adults continue the trend of abuse and violence into adulthood
• Approximately 40 percent of boys who were identified as bullies in middle school had been arrested three or more times