As of July 22, 2024, there have been a total of 270 school shootings in California since 1966, the most out of any state. Texas had the second highest number of school shootings within this time period, with 225 shootings. 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.
Number of K-12 school shootings in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by state
Includes all incidents reported by the source as of July 22, 2024. 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 afterhours school events, suicides, fights that escalate into shootings, and accidents.
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K-12 School Shooting Database. (July 22, 2024). Number of K-12 school shootings in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971506/number-k-12-school-shootings-us-state/
K-12 School Shooting Database. "Number of K-12 school shootings in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by state." Chart. July 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971506/number-k-12-school-shootings-us-state/
K-12 School Shooting Database. (2024). Number of K-12 school shootings in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971506/number-k-12-school-shootings-us-state/
K-12 School Shooting Database. "Number of K-12 School Shootings in The United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971506/number-k-12-school-shootings-us-state/
K-12 School Shooting Database, Number of K-12 school shootings in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971506/number-k-12-school-shootings-us-state/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of K-12 school shootings in the United States from 1966 to July 22, 2024, by state [Graph], K-12 School Shooting Database, July 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971506/number-k-12-school-shootings-us-state/
