school six or more times in the last year, have been in four or more fights or have been drunk or high at school six or more times. They were also more likely than non-gun carriers to have been suspended in the past 12 months, and had been suspended far more frequently. The relationship between the level of a school's gun problem and school-related delinquency and the feeling of safety at school were analyzed in this report and were found to vary in regard to the level of the problem. Based upon the frequency of gun carrying behaviors, schools were defined as having a minor, average, or serious gun problem. Respondents at schools with a serious gun problem were more likely to report delinquency and victimization than studentsat schools with a moderate or minor gun problem. Students attending a school with a serious gun problem were about three
3 times more likely to report having frequently carried a weapon to school, repeatedly having been threatened or injured with a weapon at school, and chronically having engaged in fights at school. Only about 10 percent of students at schools with a minor gun problem reported not feeling safe at school, compared to almost 27 percent of students at schools with a serious gun problem. Students at schools with a serious gun problem were also much more likely to report having not gone to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to school. More than nine percent of students in schools with serious gun