According to CNN (4/27, Howard), a report from the CDC indicates that approximately “1 in 5 high school students in the United States has seen violence first-hand among people who are not related, including homicides involving guns.” CNN adds, “In 2021, the most recent year for which data were available, 19.9% of high school students reported ever witnessing community violence and 3.5% reported carrying a gun during the past year, according to the CDC’s biennial Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance reports.” Additionally, “the data…showed that students who witnessed community violence were more likely to report carrying a gun, engaging in substance use and considering or attempting suicide.”
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— “About 1 in 5 high school students have witnessed community violence, new CDC report says ” Jacqueline Howard, CNN, April 27, 2023