In the 2019-20 school year, 11 homicides of youths aged five to 18 were committed at school in the United States. 1,844 homicides of youth were committed away from school in that same academic year.
Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2019-20, by location
*Youth ages 5–18 from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020. This number approximates the number of suicides away from school. Use caution when interpreting this number due to timeline differences.
NOTE: “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. (December 30, 2022). Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2019-20, by location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
NCES. "Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2019-20, by location." Chart. December 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
NCES. (2022). Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2019-20, by location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
NCES. "Number of School-associated Homicides and Suicides of Youth Ages 5-18 in The United States in 2019-20, by Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
NCES, Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2019-20, by location Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2019-20, by location [Graph], NCES, December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
