Figures

May 7, 2007

18%

Percent of school students in grades six through 10 who, in a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said they had carried a weapon onto school property 30 days preceding the survey.

6

Proposed limiting age of children in Oregon who could ride an all-terrain vehicle. If the bill passes, children older than six could use an ATV if they have a supervising guardian and a state-issued permit.

22,441

Number of vehicles stolen in Clark County, Nev., in 2006. The Las Vegas area has the highest number of vehicle thefts in the nation, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.