Between 1966 and July 22, 2024, K-12 school shootings which took place in parking lots recorded the greatest number of victims in the United States, with 417 victims wounded and 185 victims killed within the provided time period. Shootings occurring in hallways, at the front of school, beside buildings, and in classrooms rounded out the top five locations on school grounds with the highest victim count.
Number of victims wounded or killed by shootings in K-12 schools in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by location
*Includes victim count for locations marked as 'other', 'none', and 'ND' by the source.
The source defines a school shooting as every time a gun is brandished, fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims (including zero), time, day or the week, or reason.
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K-12 School Shooting Database. (July 22, 2024). Number of victims wounded or killed by shootings in K-12 schools in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459692/victims-of-school-shootings-by-location-us/
K-12 School Shooting Database. "Number of victims wounded or killed by shootings in K-12 schools in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by location." Chart. July 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459692/victims-of-school-shootings-by-location-us/
K-12 School Shooting Database. (2024). Number of victims wounded or killed by shootings in K-12 schools in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459692/victims-of-school-shootings-by-location-us/
K-12 School Shooting Database. "Number of Victims Wounded or Killed by Shootings in K-12 Schools in The United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459692/victims-of-school-shootings-by-location-us/
K-12 School Shooting Database, Number of victims wounded or killed by shootings in K-12 schools in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by location Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459692/victims-of-school-shootings-by-location-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of victims wounded or killed by shootings in K-12 schools in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by location [Graph], K-12 School Shooting Database, July 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459692/victims-of-school-shootings-by-location-us/
