Gun Violence
School Shootings in America
2019 has already seen 9 incidents of firearm attacks at schools in the United States, according to Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund. The NGO started recording such incidents at probably the most vulnerable public institutions in 2013. Since then, there have been 228 such incidents, although not all of them proved to be deadly.
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This chart shows the number of reported school shootings in the United States since 2013.
Number of shootings in private and public schools in the United States from 1999 to January 2025*, by type of school
Number of school and college shootings in the United States from January 2008 to May 2026
Number of schools that had shootings in the United States between 2000-01 and 2021-22, by type of school
Number of incidents where a gun is fired, brandished, or a bullet hits school property, regardless of the number of victims, time, day, or reason in K-12 schools in the United States from 1999 to May 2026*
Annual number of K-12 school shootings in the United States from 1970 to June 2022, by active shooter status
Number of school shootings occurring in G7 countries between 2009 and 2018
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