Between 1966 to July 22, 2024, 37.5 percent of school shootings in the United States resulted in the shooter fleeing and escaping. Within the provided time period, a similar share of school shootings ended with the shooter fleeing and being apprehended, at 36.7 percent. In comparison, only 7.7 percent of school shootings had an end result of the shooter being apprehended and killed by law enforcement while 6.5 percent resulted in suicide by the shooter.
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, including gang shootings, domestic violence, shootings at sports games and after hours school events, suicides, fights that escalate into shootings, and accidents. Data may differ based on what definition is used.
Share of school shootings in the United States between 1966 and July 22, 2024, by end result for the shooter
*SROs, or School Resource Officers, are defined by the U.S. Department of Justice as "sworn law enforcement officers responsible for safety and crime prevention in schools." SROs have the ability to make arrests, respond to calls for service, and document incidents that occur within their jurisdiction.
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, including gang shootings, domestic violence, shootings at sports games and after hours school events, suicides, fights that escalate into shootings, and accidents.
Data may differ based on what definition is used.
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K-12 School Shooting Database. (July 22, 2024). Share of school shootings in the United States between 1966 and July 22, 2024, by end result for the shooter [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/407994/us-school-shootings-by-injury-and-intent/
K-12 School Shooting Database. "Share of school shootings in the United States between 1966 and July 22, 2024, by end result for the shooter." Chart. July 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407994/us-school-shootings-by-injury-and-intent/
K-12 School Shooting Database. (2024). Share of school shootings in the United States between 1966 and July 22, 2024, by end result for the shooter. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407994/us-school-shootings-by-injury-and-intent/
K-12 School Shooting Database. "Share of School Shootings in The United States between 1966 and July 22, 2024, by End Result for The Shooter." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407994/us-school-shootings-by-injury-and-intent/
K-12 School Shooting Database, Share of school shootings in the United States between 1966 and July 22, 2024, by end result for the shooter Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407994/us-school-shootings-by-injury-and-intent/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of school shootings in the United States between 1966 and July 22, 2024, by end result for the shooter [Graph], K-12 School Shooting Database, July 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/407994/us-school-shootings-by-injury-and-intent/
