Pros And Cons Of Youth Violence

Register to read the introduction… In 2011, more than 700,000 young kids were treated in emergency departments for nonfatal injuries sustained from assaults. No state is immune to the devastating impact of youth violence. Teens in high school are injured or threatened with a weapon each year. Thirty percent of junior and senior high school students are involved in bullying each year as the victim, bully, or both. According to a violence statistics report by the U.S. Secret Service, in the previous decade, the odds of a high school student being injured or threatened with a weapon were about 1 in 14, and the odds of a teen being in a physical fight were 1 in 7. Youth between the ages of 12 and 24 are the most likely group to be victims of a violent crime. Male teens are more likely to get into fights than females, and much more likely to die as a result of violence. Among teens, homicide is the leading cause of death for African Americans, the second leading cause for Latinos, and the third for Native Americans and Asian/Pacific Islanders. The numbers of non-fatal incidents of youth violence are about the same among all racial or ethnic groups. However, teen violence statistics report that young men from ethnic minorities, however, are the most likely group to be arrested for violent …show more content…
Guns are the most serious contributors to violent teen deaths; their presence makes a situation more likely to be deadly. Teens from any racial or ethnic group can be perpetrators or victims of teen violence. Teen violence can begin during the teen years and taper off as the person gets older, or teen violence may start before the teen years and continue after the person is an adult. Most teens with mental illnesses or histories of abuse do not become violent. Students who have perpetrated attacks on their schools come from all racial backgrounds, levels of academic achievement, and social standings. Youth violence statistics show that most schools are still relatively safe places for young people. Less than one percent of violence-related deaths occur at school. According to a report by the U.S. Secret Service, in the previous decade the odds of a high school student being killed at school were 1 in one million. Schools are more likely to be dangerous if they are senior high schools in urban environments, and minority groups in these environments are most at risk of being killed at school. Youth are less likely to be involved in teen violence if they have learned nonviolent ways to solve problems, if they have strong family ties, and if they have goals and a commitment