Table 1.
Prevalence of witnessed community and parental violence
| Percent of sample | US population estimate (million)1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Witnessed any community violence | 37.8 | 9.6 |
| Witnessed someone shoot someone else with a gun | 3.2 | .8 |
| Witnessed someone cut or stab someone else with a knife | 8.9 | 2.3 |
| Witnessed someone molested or sexually assaulted | 2.1 | .5 |
| Witnessed someone being mugged or robbed | 9.3 | 2.4 |
| Witnessed someone threaten someone else with a knife, gun, or other weapon | 19.0 | 4.8 |
| Witnessed someone beaten up, requiring medical attention | 28.4 | 7.2 |
| Witnessed any parental violence | 8.9 | 2.3 |
| Witnessed parents punch, hit, or kick | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| Witnessed parents choke | 2.2 | .6 |
| Witnessed parents beat up | 2.4 | .6 |
| Witnessed a parent hit the other with an object | 1.6 | .4 |
| Witnessed a parent threaten the other with a weapon | 1.6 | .4 |
| Witnessed any violence | 41.1 | 10.4 |
| Witnessed both community and parental violence | 5.6 | 1.4 |
1
Based on US Census population estimates for 2005, ages 12–17, N = 25,375,214.