Recent Statistics on Internet Harassment

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A recent report from the Pew Research Internet Project indicates that 73% of adult internet users have seen someone be harassed online and 40% have experienced online harassment themselves. Six types of online harassment were examined: being called offensive names, purposefully embarrassing someone, physical threats, harassment over a sustained period of time, sexual harassment, and stalking. Young adults, and especially young women ages 18 to 24, were most likely to experience online harassment. Young women were disproportionately the victims of the most severe forms of online harassment, with 26% of young women having been stalked, and 25% having experienced sexual harassment.

You can find research materials on cyberbullying and other forms of online crime in the library. Some recent titles include:

  • Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence: Materials and Cases [Find it]
  • Confronting Cyber-Bullying: What Schools Need to Know to Control Misconduct and Avoid Legal Consequences [Find it]
  • Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard: Using Digital Forensics and Investigative Techniques to Identify Cybercrime Suspects [Find it]
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