In the school year of 2019-20, over half of public schools in the United States had sworn law enforcement officers, including school resource officers, routinely carrying a firearm, at 51.4 percent, an increase from 46.7 percent in the previous year.
Share of public schools with sworn law enforcement officers, including school resource officers (SROs), routinely carrying a firearm in the United States from school years 2015-16 to 2019-20
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NCES. (November 30, 2022). Share of public schools with sworn law enforcement officers, including school resource officers (SROs), routinely carrying a firearm in the United States from school years 2015-16 to 2019-20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464352/us-public-schools-with-armed-law-enforcement-officers/
NCES. "Share of public schools with sworn law enforcement officers, including school resource officers (SROs), routinely carrying a firearm in the United States from school years 2015-16 to 2019-20." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464352/us-public-schools-with-armed-law-enforcement-officers/
NCES. (2022). Share of public schools with sworn law enforcement officers, including school resource officers (SROs), routinely carrying a firearm in the United States from school years 2015-16 to 2019-20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464352/us-public-schools-with-armed-law-enforcement-officers/
NCES. "Share of Public Schools with Sworn Law Enforcement Officers, including School Resource Officers (Sros), Routinely Carrying a Firearm in The United States from School Years 2015-16 to 2019-20." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464352/us-public-schools-with-armed-law-enforcement-officers/
NCES, Share of public schools with sworn law enforcement officers, including school resource officers (SROs), routinely carrying a firearm in the United States from school years 2015-16 to 2019-20 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464352/us-public-schools-with-armed-law-enforcement-officers/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of public schools with sworn law enforcement officers, including school resource officers (SROs), routinely carrying a firearm in the United States from school years 2015-16 to 2019-20 [Graph], NCES, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464352/us-public-schools-with-armed-law-enforcement-officers/
