Cyber-bullying statistics

1. Statistics and Salient
Information
Cyber-Bullying

2. What percent of kids ages 12 to 18
said “have seen someone be mean or
cruel to another person on a social
network site”?

3. A 2011 study from the Pew Center for
Internet and American life reported that 88
percent of kids ages 12 to 18 said they,
“have seen someone be mean or cruel to
another person on a social network site.”

4. So what percentage of young
people have experienced some
form of cyber bullying?

5. About half of young people have
experienced some form of cyber
bullying, and 10 to 20 percent
experience it regularly
Cyberbullying Research Center

6. Victims report that they are
primarily Cyber-bullied by:

7. Victims report that they are
primarily Cyber-bullied by:
• 6.5% strangers
• 26.5% someone from school
• 20% an ex-friend
• 21.1% a friend
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J.W. 2009. Bullying beyond the
Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to
Cyberbullying. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications

8. Who remains at home for fear of
being bullied?

9. Who remains at home for fear of
being bullied?
• 160,000 kids stay home from school every
day because of fear of bullying – which
includes cyber-bullying.
ABC News

10. It’s harmless, right?
Eighty-one percent of youth said that others
cyber bully because they think it’s funny.
National Crime Prevention Council

11. Who are these people?

12. Who are these people?
Phoebe Prince
Tyler Clementi
Jessica Logan
Tyler Clementi

13. What percentage of teens have
posted or sent sexually suggestive
or nude pictures of themselves to
others?

14. According to the Hartford County
Examiner, About 1 in 5 teens have posted
or sent sexually suggestive or nude
pictures of themselves to others.

16. If it happens to you…
• Remember, it is NOT your fault
• Do not respond to the cyber-bullying
• Do not erase the messages or pictures –
save them as evidence
• Tell an adult!

17. Are there any warning signs that
might indicate when cyber bullying
is occurring?
A child or teenager may be a victim of cyber bullying if
he or she:
Unexpectedly stops using his or her computer or cell
phone; appears nervous or jumpy when an instant
message or email appears; appears uneasy about
going to school or outside in general; appears to be
angry, depressed, or frustrated after using the
computer or cell phone; avoids discussions about what
they are doing on the computer or cell phone; or
becomes abnormally withdrawn from usual friends and
family members.

18. Words of advice
Remember: all you create with your phone
are saved and available as digital
evidence. They are either stored on the
servers of your cell phone provider, or on
your cell phone provider’s web site in your
individual web accessible account, or on
the flash memory or SIM card of your
phone and on other phones – even if you
have deleted them.