Cyber Bullying Statistics that may Shock You!
August 27th, 2008 by admin
Bullying is nothing new to school or youth culture. The past several decades in the United States have seen a remarkably consistent pattern, with bullying beginning in the elementary school years, peaking in frequency and intensity during junior high school (grades six through eight) and leveling off (but continuing) through high school.
But the rise of the Internet as a mean of regular communication between our children has opened up new doors for those who wish to bully other children. Chat rooms, MySpace, email, instant messaging and other online tools have all helped create the cyber bullying epidemic.
Statistics about cyberbullying
- According to the National Crime Prevention Center, over 40% of all teenagers with Internet access have reported being bullied online during the past year.
- Girls are more likely than boys to be the target of cyberbullying. Also, there is a direct correlation to the amount of time girls spend online and the likelihood that they will be bullied.
- The National Crime Prevention Center National Crime Prevention Center study found that only 10% of those kids who were bullied told their parents about the incident, and that a mere 18% of the cases were reported to a local or national law enforcement agency.
- Only 15% of parents are “in the know” about their kids’ social networking habits, and how these behaviors can lead to cyberbullying.
- Currently, the most common virtual locations for cyberbullying are chat rooms, social networking web sites, email and instant message systems.
- Of the technologies above, chat rooms are currently where the most cyberbullying occurs, with various sources finding anywhere between 45% - 57% of all incidents originating there.
Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are growing fast, and so are the cyberbullying incidents originating from them. Experts believe that they will soon overtake chat rooms as the top source of cyberbullying problems worldwide.- According to a recent study, 58% of 4th through 8th graders reported having mean or cruel things said to them online. 53% said that they have said mean or hurtful things to others while online. 42% of those studied said that they had been “bullied online”, but almost 60% have never told their parents about the incident.
- Cell phone cameras and digital cameras are a growing problem in the cyberbullying world. A recent survey found that 10% of 770 young people surveyed were made to feel “threatened, embarrassed or uncomfortable” by a photo taken of them using a cell-phone camera.
According to extensive research on middle school age students and teenagers online, the fastest growing problems within the world of cyberbullying are:
- Stealing an individual’s name and password to a social networking site, then using their profile to post rumors, gossip or other damaging information.
- Altering photographs using PhotoShop or other photo editing software in order to humiliate the individual.
- Recording conversations without the individual’s knowledge or consent, then posting the call online.
- Creating confrontational and mean-spirited online polls about the individual and posting them on different web sites.
- Using web sites and blogs to post hurtful, embarrassing information about another individual.
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March 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am
i think that cyber bullying needs to be stopped. My class and i have done projects on ways to pervent cyberbullying. This problem needs to be stopped…SERIOUSLY
May 20th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Cyber bullying ls a very mean way to bully someone on line and on your phone etc
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:20 am
restricting the childs access may not be the answer but monitoring and being in control the the childs access is absolutley necessary and should be happening! they are children, they need rules and guidance!
August 13th, 2009 at 4:53 am
Im a teenager and been cyber-bullied and it can’t be stopped…everyone has done it and had it happen even if they havent realised it. Like if something was said to them so they said something back to defend themself or meant it jokingly but the person on the other side didn’t see it that way. I don’t agree with it but sadly there’s no way of stopping it only preventing it.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:20 am
They do it cause they’re cowards. theve been bullied themselves and cant take it so they have to do it themselves to make them feel better but it doesn’t. i wish we could put a stop to it but we cant, as long as people can remain anonomyous there is always the chance they will get away with it.
September 4th, 2009 at 10:35 am
cyberbullying is just wrong so stop hurting people and get a life
September 7th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Cyberbullying is not worth it, it has happened to me and leaves u emotionally scared for life.
Hearing about this is bringing back memories.
But when you get bullyed on the internet why dont you block them delete them instead of talking to them and trying to stand up form yourself, its not worth the hassel…
By restricting you childrens need on the internet won’t do anything they would try to find other sites to go on it.
So you don’t do something stupid like give out your number, myspace, facebook ECT to people you don’t like if you get threatning messages through phones change your number simple myspace facebook block & delete them simple
September 25th, 2009 at 6:10 am
I’ve been cyberbullied by a girl in a forum where she is a moderator. And I was just 14.
OK, I have to admit that my posts in the forum were bit funny(according to the members’ point of view) because I never discussed in any forums in my life before so I was having troubles in posting. But that doesn’t mean she just go and humiliate me and let adults make such low comments on me without letting me know.
She used to complain that my posts are childish. And then, the adults seemed to feel excited so they blindly criticized me and made very low jokes on me.
I just discovered her doing that after she started to gossip on me like 3 months. And in those 3 months without recognizing, she spoke regularly with me as if I had done nothing. Geee!
So I responded to her and the cyberbullies and I was really mad.
I was going to make a report on them but I felt that it was useless and decided to leave the forum for good. But when I sometimes think about this, I feel a bit down.
October 4th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I want to the cyber bulling stoped!!!
October 16th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
I hate cyber bulling. I have been bullyed this way many times. If you are badly bullied, tell an adult or report it to local police. We called the Los Angeles Police Department when someone was bulling our daughter over the internet and they came to our house!
October 21st, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I agree cyberbullying is a serious matter and some people cyberbully without even knowing it.Something ive been taught since i was young is that if you dont have something nice to say dont say it at all!
December 29th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Rawrs, i disagree. I have been bullied, cyber and otherwise. Yes it hurts, but it can be stopped. It may take a little while, but ignoring it as if it doesn’t exist doesn’t help either. Telling an adult is the best way, and you may think that it’ll make things worse, but it really doesn’t.
January 15th, 2010 at 10:42 am
cyber bullying is hard to deal with but there are times when people are unaware of what they are doing. and sometimes they have reasons for trying to get to know people. i’ve been on both ends of the problem and both are painful. sometimes talking with just the bully is the best way to stop it
February 10th, 2010 at 11:15 am
I have been cyber bullied and it hurts … badly. People don’t realize how words can effect a person, especially if they don’t know what is going on in that persons life. There is always something more behind closed doors. I just think that if a person has common sense and respect that they would think of “hey I don’t know this person or what kind of situation their life is in, why make it worse.” then maybe we wouldnt have this problem. But a LOT of people dont think this way or dont care about what other people feel. It’s pretty much respect, and what mae said, “IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, DON’T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL!!!”
February 17th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I have read all of these comments and really the answer is education…. As long as everyone is educated and given the tools to prevent cyberbullying or tips on what to do when it is done to you, then eventually it will stop. A cyberbully will not be able to bully someone who does not respond or gives that person any ammunition; it won’t be fun or interesting for them, especially if it is reported and action is taken……..
February 25th, 2010 at 7:50 am
i think cyberbulling is a big issue these days espacialy with girls
March 9th, 2010 at 3:23 am
I agree. Yes, I’ve never been bullied, but it can be stopped either by ignoring the bullies or by telling an adult. Eventually you can change schools.
March 14th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
I think I might have been one of a first batch of kids to get “cyber bullied”… That being said, in all honesty the only way to stop it is to completely restrict your children’s internet access by not even allowing them the privilege to knowing their own password to their computer. Even then, they could find other ways to getting onto the web or texting on their phone etc. Even if you were to stand behind your child while they were online at home, you can’t follow them around all day while they are at school. There’s no way to monitor the things children say and do 24/7 unless you’re some sort of super hero and I’m not even sure if that would be healthy. Kids are mean and girls are cruel. With this information explosion it opened new gates of knowledge as well as power. There are just as many negative things to come out of this as positive, this being one of the negative. Encourage your child to change their internet passwords monthly, its one less way to allow them to be victimized. I’m 20 years old now and about to graduate college with a bachelors in graphic design. I’m working on a PSA to raise awareness of cyber-bullying. When I was in middle school a clique of girls terrorized me in school and in my own home via the internet. They made screen names about my name and bombarded me with horrible lies about myself. It got so bad to the point that from middle school-10th grade I wouldn’t look at myself in the mirror unless the lights were off in the bathroom. I thought I was hideous, obese, and disgusting. I moved away in 9th grade, but I was invited to their prom in 12th grade. The girl that gave me the most problems in middle school, BLEW UP like a whale. I couldn’t believe this girl/creature ever made me feel fat or ugly. Karma, is beautiful. I just wanted to share that with the girls who are dealing with that now. What goes around comes around, truly. This is something I am passionate about. There may not be a way of stopping it, but raising awareness to parents and guardians is vital.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:24 am
I have never had that sort of thing happen to me but i could understand that it would hurt and cause many people pain and anger but i think that if you look at it in another way it can be helped. I think its good to pray that God will touch their hearts and change them. I hope everything works out for everyone and im praying for you
April 5th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
I was cyber bullied, and physically bullied at school (i’m a 15 year old girl from california- by malibu) and i had to switch schools because of it. I will never be the same because of it and i want this to end.
There is a fine line between freedom of speech and being plain mean
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April 20th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
If you have never been bullied nor cyber bullied I don’t understand how you can even relate to this particular topic. I have been bullied both in person and via Internet for 5 years now off and on. Fortunatley I am a strong individual and made it through it all. However, i disagree with you ms. “Kendraa (;” because I can definitely see where people would be so hurt that they would commit suicide.
April 21st, 2010 at 8:58 am
hey this is a serious matter…..some people think its funny but its not. i mean, what makes a person do thsi kind of thing? its not right and needs to be stopped immediatley.
May 18th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Hi guys. I am currently doing a project about cyber bullying . Many people got killed and murdered. This is such a huge problem upon youngsters. This is why it shud be abolished and restricted. Who agrees?? And thanks to the site it really helped i agree with u yo !!! and all
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I think there are lots of reasons why kids bully online and off…they are cowards, but they have reasons (not that any are right, but there are reasons behind it). I knew a girl last year…she was horrible to me but, after a few weeks of her pushing me, throwing things at me and yelling in my face, I got tired of it. She got suspended from school for a few days, and everyone said she was going to punch my face in when she got back, but she just hugged me and cried. There were so many bad things in her life that she needed to get them out, and she did by bullying others. I’m not saying that it’s right, what she did, but I think that the bullies need help just as much as the victims.
May 25th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
im a teen and i have been cyber bullied pretty bad the last couple months (threats, and hurtfull things sad). my friend stood up and took all the threats into the school, if u are dealing with cyber bullying there are ways it can be fixed. the school can charge them for any threats and harassment….. my advice is ignor it but if it gets too bad and more ppl get involved tell a parent or a teacher u trust <3
June 20th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
being cyberbullied is wrong and stupid….. so if u r getting cyberbullied tell sum 1….. and just remember it isnt your fault and the people bullying u dont have anything better to do so and thats how they wannan spend their life making other peoples one miserable because their life is miserable…….
February 3rd, 2011 at 7:02 am
ive been a victum since i was in grade 3 and im in grade 8 now. ive been called everything to blue wuffle and every bad thing you can call a girl, the people that do it i thought were my friends but now i accepted that their not my real friends. so everyday when i go home and check my faceboook tons of people bully me , ive told over 20 adults but they did very little … how can i help this my self.. ive tried everything i know.
February 7th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
bullying someone shows how much of a coward that you really are…….and that you are being bullied at home by someone that you love and trust…….so instead of you getting some help you decide to take your problems out on people who you feel cannot and will not defend themselves. and as a result of this you grow up being this evil malious person who thinks that they can bully any one that they please…….until the day you bully the wrong person and they turn around and kill you or either injure you in some way. Instead of bullying seek help from your local school counselor or other family members……Because bullying is not the way to go.
March 31st, 2011 at 1:42 am
if you are being cyber bullied, tell someone that you trust. it might be a better idea not to tell friends because then they might turn away from you. act if everything is fine, but make sure that you save all the bad things that have been sent as evidence (eg. and email saying bad things about you). tell a teacher you trust or the headmisstress/master. also tell a trusted family member.
THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR BULLIES: LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE AND DO SOMETHING BETTER WITH YOUR LIFE. MAKE PEOPLE FEEL HAPPY, NOT SAD. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, TELL TELL A FAMILY MEMBER THAT YOU TRUST. DONT TAKE IT OUT ON OTHER PEOPLE!!!!!!
May 29th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Im doing a school project on this and i aggree with each and everyone of you that this has to to be stopped but the only way to stop it is to tell the school they will do something about it save all the messages and bullying you recieve as evidence to show your teacher or even the police this is a huge growing problem but it can be easily fixed if you deal with the bullying early i did all of this and the bullies got punished and havent been bullied since.
September 20th, 2011 at 8:27 am
hi, i am in 8th grade and my drama class is doing a skit on cyber bullying it would help me a lot if i could get some inside and personal stories. thanks!
September 27th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
I don’t understand the reason why people want to hurt other people. Why don’t they just try to be nice? Wouldn’t the world be better if people were just simply nice to other people? I have been bullied countless of times (not this year, thank God!) but, ugh, I still don’t understand the reason why they feel compelled to say and do these terrible acts. I’m positive that they don’t want their current situation the be reversed.
October 28th, 2011 at 2:29 am
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November 1st, 2011 at 12:02 pm
cyber bullying is not right . It should be a law
December 1st, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Bulling is not right anyway shape or form so quit it.ASAP!!!
bulling kills people so think before u speak think about is what I’m about to say going to cause someone a life?
December 2nd, 2011 at 8:21 am
i have been bullied cyber and fisically and it really sucks and can and will be stopped