Statistics and Salient Information

Cyber-Bullying

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

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.”

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

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

Cyberbullying Research Center

Victims report that they are primarily Cyber-bullied by:

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

Who remains at home for fear of being bullied?

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

It’s harmless, right?

Eighty-one percent of youth said that others cyber bully because they think it’s funny.

National Crime Prevention Council

Who are these people?

Who are these people?

Jessica Logan

Phoebe Prince

Tyler Clementi

Tyler Clementi

What percentage of teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures of themselves to

others?

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

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!

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or cell phone; avoids discussions about what they are doing on the computer or cell phone; or becomes abnormally withdrawn from usual friends and family members.

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.