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ABSTRACTYouth violence results in considerable physical, emotional, social, and economic consequences. Youth violence is widespread in the United States (U.S.). It is the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. The Bureau of Justice Statistics resource, Violent Crime against Youth, 1994-2010 (December 2012), presents trend data on a number of different points related to the topic. For example, from 1994 to 2010, the rate of serious violent crime occurring on school grounds declined by 62%. Also presented is information on the non-reporting of violent crimes by youth victims. During a 2002-10 period of analysis, the most frequent reasons youth provided for not reporting violence were that the incident was reported to another individual such as a school official (30%), was considered not important enough to the victim to report (15%), or was considered to be a private or personal matter (16%). Another reason youth provided for not reporting the victimization to police was that the offender was a child (7%).(Bureau of Justice Statistics. (1991). Teenage Victims. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice)INTRODUCTIONIn America, people are afraid. This fear is not restricted to those living in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in