(U//FOUO) FBI Active Shooter Incidents and Mass Killings In Schools 2000-2017

February 17, 2019

The following document was obtained from the public website of a school safety organization.

2000-2017 Active Shooter Incidents and Mass Killings In Schools

Page Count: 2 pages
Date: July 2018
Restriction: For Official Use Only
Originating Organization: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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The number of active shooter incidents in schools (ASIS) has remained steady over the past 18 years, with an average of 2.8 shootings per year. ASIS are most likely to happen at the high school level or higher (37 out of 52). The average deaths from ASIS was 7.4; however, this includes the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting and the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, where 32 and 26 people died, respectively. Most of the deaths from ASIS resulted during incidents that met the threshold for a mass killing (81 percent).

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Active shooter incidents in schools (ASIS) have occurred in 25 states, with California having the most incidents. Sixty-five percent of the incidents occurred in cities with a population of 100,000 or less. Fifty-four percent of the incidents occurred in cities with a population of 50,000 or less.

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