Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center

APIYVPC : Facts

Facts & Statistics

In 2002, more than 877,700 young people ages 10 to 24 were injured from violent acts. Approximately 1 in 13 required hospitalization. ¹
Between 1994 and 1999, 172 students ages 5 to 18 were killed on or near school grounds or at school-related activities. ²
More than 50% of all school-associated violent deaths occur at the beginning or end of the school day or during lunch. ²
The APIYVPC’s study on violence prevalence rates among Hawaiian, Samoan, Filipino, and Japanese public high school students in Hawai‘i found that 38.7% of all students surveyed (N = 326) had engaged in at least one violent behavior within the last 6 months. ³
The APIYVPC’s study on datingviolence victimization among Hawaiian, Samoan, Filipino, and Japanese public high school students in Hawai‘i found that 58.3% of the sample (N = 247) reported being a victim of psychological dating violence. ⁴

^1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2004). Available from: URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. [Cited 2004 May 24].

^2. Anderson MA, Kaufman J, Simon TR, Barrios L, Paulozzi L, Ryan G, et al. School-associated violent deaths in the United States, 1994-1999. Journal of the American Medical Association 2001; 286:2695–702.

^3. Mayeda, D.T., Hishinuma, E.S., Nishimura, S.T., Garcia-Santiago, O., & Mark, G.Y. (in press). Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center: Interpersonal violence and deviant behaviors among youth in Hawai‘i. Journal of Adolescent Health.

^4. Choi-Misailidis, S., Mayeda, D.T., Hishinuma, E.S., Nishimura, S.T., & Chesney-Lind, M. (manuscript in progress). Dating violence victimization among Asian American and Pacific Islander youth.

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