There were 193 school shootings in America during the 2021-2022 school year, killing 59 people. This was the most school shooting of his decade.
Everytown for Gun Safety has trackedgun violencein schools every year since 2013. Itsmost recent report shows that the firing rate has surged far beyond each year since the group began tracking it.
According to a report by the bipartisan gun control advocacy group, the number of shootings on campus from kindergarten and kindergarten through his twelfth grade last year outnumbered the previous school number. was more than three times.
There were 62 such incidents in the 2020-21 school year. Until last year, the 2018-2019 school year had the most shootings of the past decade, with 75.
At least 6 in 10 died and 4 in 10 died. Those injured were either current or former students.
“For the past 20 years, students, educators and parents have faced the reality that school shootings are becoming more and more frequent.
Between 2013 and 2021, Everytown kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, or We identified 848 shooting incidents, including 573 on high school grounds. At least 188 people were killed and 392 injured.
Nearly half of the victims were students.
More than half of these incidents were acts of gun violence in the form of homicides, non-fatal assaults, or attempted assaults. It resulted in 96 casualties and 265 people affected. At least 133 victims were students.
Everytown identified four mass shootings between 2013 and 2021. This is defined as an incident in which a shooter kills four or more of his people.
Reportedly, 10% of all people shot and injured in schools during that period were in mass shootings. was a victim of
According to the report, "This analysis also shows that gun violence, other than mass shootings, occurs in schools with a distressing frequency." “All of these gun violence incidents, regardless of their intent or the number of victims, threaten school safety. Safety has a direct impact on learning outcomes and the emotional and social development of students.
The report cited the deadliest incident of the decade when a gunman killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,Texas. Arrived three months after the attack on a typical American elementary school. Last day of school year.
Everytown is committed to reducing gun violence on school campuses, including stricter gun laws, mandatory background checks, and raising the age to buy semi-automatic guns to combat the proliferation of powerful weapons. It outlines some recommendations for reducing shooting incidents.
