Updated Statistics

 

K-12 School (K-12) plus College and University (C&U) Shootings

Resulting in Death and Injury from 1999 – 2019

Description K-12 C & U Total
Total Number of Incidents  872 258 1130
Total Number Killed 402 240 642
Total Number Injured 811 360 1171
Total Number Killed and Injured 1213 600 1813
Total Number of Coordinated Attacks 48 70 118
Total Number of Uncoordinated Attacks 755 167 922
Total Number of External Threats 497 124 621
Total Number of Internal Threats 375 92 467

 

Calendar Year Averages

Total Number of Incidents = 56.5

Total Number Killed =   32.1                     

Total Number Injured = 58.55

Total Number Killed and Injured = 90.65

School Year Averages Based on 180 days1 (6 months)

9.42 Incidents per school year month

5.35 Killed per school year month                     

9.76 Injured per school year month

15.12 Killed and injured per school year month 

3.02 Killed and injured per school year week2

Sources

  1. http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/research/time-school-how-does-us-compare
  2. Based on 5 weeks per school month