Share of K-12 parents who fear for their child's safety at school U.S. 2012-2024

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Veera Korhonen,
Dec 5, 2024

As of 2024, 44 percent of K-12 parents said that they fear for their oldest child's safety when at school, a significant increase from 25 percent in 2012. Within the provided time period, the share of K-12 parents who said that they fear for their oldest child's safety when at school was highest in 2022 and 2024, at 44 percent.

Share of K-12 parents who fear for the physical safety of their oldest child when thinking of them at school in the United States from 2012 to 2024

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August 2024

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United States

Survey time period

August 2012 to August 2024

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*Data for 2020 and 2021 was not available.

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