This study examined the relationship between victimization and both suicida
l and violent behaviors among 1,569 public high school students in New York
State (excluding New York City). They had participated in the 1997 Youth R
isk: Behavior Survey and, based on their responses, were divided into four
groups: no suicidal or violent behavior, suicidal behavior only, violent be
havior only, and both suicidal and violent behaviors. Males reported signif
icantly more victimization, less suicidal behavior, and more violent behavi
or compared with females. Logistic regression analyses indicated that all c
ategories of suicidal/violent behaviors were more frequent among those who
had been victimized compared with the nonvictimized, for both males and fem
ales. In addition, victimized males were over two times more Likely than vi
ctimized females to report violent behavior only. Gender differences were n
ot significant for victimized students in two groups, suicidal behavior onl
y and both suicidal and violent behaviors, although the results were in the
hypothesized direction for suicidal behavior (e.g., females were more pron
e to suicidal behavior only). It was concluded that identifying and treatin
g the victims of violence should be an integral component of suicide preven
tion programs and interventions aimed at reducing interpersonal violence in
schools.