How many school shootings happen in the US?published at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time
Shootings are common in the US, and schools are no
exception.
Exactly how many shootings happen each year depends on how
they’re counted.
The K-12 Violence Project, run by researcher
David Riedman, has counted more than 300 this year alone.
Those statistics include all incidents where a gun is
brandished or fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless
of the number of victims, time, or day of the week.
The news organisation EducationWeek says that 38 school
shootings have resulted in deaths or injuries across the US so far this year.
There were a total of 69 victims – including 16 deaths – before today’s shooting.
Though such incidents understandably generate a lot of headlines, they are a fraction of the total US gun violence death toll each year, which topped 46,000 in 2023.