Student Victimization in Hispanic High Schools: A Research Note and Methodological Comment

This research note provides a descriptive analysis of survey data on self‐reported victimization at school obtained from a sample of 230 high school students who reside in a predominantly Hispanic urban area located on the US–Mexico border. Consistent with prior research on school crime, the data show that males are more likely to be victimized than females and that theft is the most frequent form of victimization experienced by the students. The data also indicate that the rate of victimization among the sample of predominantly Hispanic students is substantially higher than the national average and that Hispanic students are more likely to be victimized than their non‐Hispanic peers; a finding which contradicts recent studies showing that the rate of victimization among Hispanics and non‐Hispanics is similar. The implications for future research are discussed.