Statistics of Cyber-bullying
- More than half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyber bullying.
- Of those who admitted they had been bullied, 87 % said it had happened on Instagram, 19 % on Twitter
- “Hyper-networking” teens (those who spend more than 3 hours per school day on social networks) are 110% more likely to be a victim of cyber-bullying, compared to those who don’t spend as much time on social networks.
- 1 in 6 parents know their child has been bullied via a social networking site.
- More than 1 in 3 young people have been threatened online.
- Above 25% of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet.
- One in ten parents online (12%) around the world say their child has experienced cyberbullying.
- 60% of teens said they had never reported the problem to the relevant social media website.
- Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.
- 13% of teens who use social media (12-17) say they have had an experience on a social network that made them feel nervous about going to school the next day.
- Less than 1 in 5 cyber bullying incidents are reported to law enforcement.
- 1 in 10 teens have had embarrassing or damaging pictures taken of themselves without their permission
- About 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures of themselves to others
- Girls are more likely than boys to be involved in cyber bullying.
- Over 80% of teens use a cell phone frequently, making it the most popular type of technology and a common medium for cyber bullying.
- Approximately half of young people have experienced some form of cyber bullying, and 10 to 20% experience it regularly.
- The most common type of cyber bullying is mean, hurtful comments and spreading rumors.
- Girls are more likely than boys to be the target of cyber bullying. Also, there is a direct connection to the amount of time girls spend online and the likelihood that they will be bullied.
- 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”,
60% have never told their parents about the incident.