Top Five For Episode #20: 5 Statistics from dosomething.org's CyberBullying Article

dosomething.org has a great list of facts and statistics about cyber bullying: out of the 11 (you can check out the full list here), these are my top five...(err..not so favorite) favorite facts.

Straight From dosomething.org:  

"Cyber bullying" is defined as a young person tormenting, threatening, harassing, or embarrassing another young person using the Internet or other technologies, like cell phones. The psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber bullying are similar to those of real-life bullying. The difference is, real-life bullying often ends when school ends. For cyber bullying, there is no escape. And, it’s getting worse. Read on to get the facts.

#5. 81% of young people think bullying people online is easier to get away with then bullying in person

#4. 68% of teenagers agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem

#3. 70% of students report seeing frequent online bullying

#2. Girls are twice as likely to be victims and perpetrators of online bullying than boys

#1. Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide