The number of homicides of youth ages 5 to18 years old at school in the United States has fluctuated since 1992. During the school year 2019-20, 11 youths aged between five and 18 years old were the victims of a homicide, in which the fatal injury occurred on the campus of a elementary, middle, or high school.
Number of homicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school in the United States from 1992 to 2020
A school-associated violent death is defined as “a homicide, suicide, or legal intervention (involving a law enforcement officer), in which the fatal injury occurred on the campus of a functioning elementary or secondary school in the United States” while the victim was on the way to or from regular sessions at school or while the victim was attending or traveling to or from an official school-sponsored event. Victims include students, staff members, and others who are not students, from July 1, 1992 through June 30, 2020.
“At school” includes on school property, on the way to or from regular sessions at school, and while attending or traveling to or from a school-sponsored event. Estimates were revised and may differ from previously published data.
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NCES. (September 30, 2023). Number of homicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school in the United States from 1992 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183584/number-of-homicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
NCES. "Number of homicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school in the United States from 1992 to 2020." Chart. September 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183584/number-of-homicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
NCES. (2023). Number of homicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school in the United States from 1992 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183584/number-of-homicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
NCES. "Number of Homicides of Youth Ages 5-18 Years at School in The United States from 1992 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183584/number-of-homicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
NCES, Number of homicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school in the United States from 1992 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183584/number-of-homicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Number of homicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school in the United States from 1992 to 2020 [Graph], NCES, September 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183584/number-of-homicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
