According to a report from the Maryland State Department of Education, reported bullying incidents in Maryland schools increased significantly from 2007-2008 to 2009-2010 school year, with 3,818 incidents reported in 2009-2010. The highest reports came from Baltimore city, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties. Over 60% of incidents involved teasing, name-calling, or threats while over 30% involved physical acts like hitting or kicking. Most incidents occurred on school property, followed by the school bus, with motives including just being mean or trying to impress others.

1. 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.

2. Highest Bullying Reports in Maryland
Washington
Calvert
Allegany
Wicomico
County
Prince George's
Montgomery
09-'10
08-'09
Howard
07-'08
Fredrick
Baltimore
Baltimore city
Anne Arundel
0
100
200
300
Reported cases
400
500
600

3. Victims and Offenders
700
600
Number
500
400
07-'08
08-'09
300
09-'10
200
100
0
7
8
9
10
11
12
Age
13
14
15
16
17

4. 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.

5. Types of Bullying Incidences Reported in Maryland
E
Incidence
D
C
09-'10
08-'09
07-'08
B
A
0
10
20
30
40
Number of Reported incidences
50
60
70

6. Key
A = 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

7. 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.

8. Number of Reported cases by Location of Occurence
Location
Event off school
On the way to/from school
09-'10
08-'09
07-'08
On a school bus
On school property
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Number of Reported cases
80
90
100

9. Motives
 Physical appearance = 8%
 Just to be mean = 38%
 To impress others = 16%
 Some other reason = 25%
 Unknown = 23%

11. 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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