Table 228.16.

Number of active shooter incidents at educational institutions, number and type of guns used, and number and characteristics of shooters, by level of institution: 2000 through 2021

	Number of incidents				Number of guns used, by gun type				Number of shooters
Level of institution and year	Total number of incidents		By number of guns used in incident						Total number of shooters	By gender1		By age group			By shooter outcome on the scene
			One gun used	More than one gun used	Handgun		Shotgun	Rifle		Male	Female	12 to 18	19 to 24	25 and above	Apprehended	Committed suicide	Killed or wounded by law enforcement
1	2		3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Elementary and    secondary    schools
2000	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	2		1	1	2		1	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
2002	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	32		1	2	6		0	2	3	3	0	2	0	1	2	1	0
2004	1		1	0	0		1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2005	2		1	1	3		1	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
2006	6		2	4	5		2	5	6	6	0	3	1	2	5	1	0
2007	1		0	1	2		0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2008	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	1		1	0	1		0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2010	43		4	0	3		0	1	4	4	0	0	0	4	3	1	0
2011	1		1	0	1		0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2012	3		2	1	3		1	1	3	3	0	2	1	0	2	1	0
2013	3		2	1	1		2	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	1	2	0
2014	3		2	1	2		1	1	3	3	0	3	0	0	1	2	0
2015	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	3		3	0	2		0	1	3	3	0	3	0	0	2	0	1
2017	4		2	2	4	4	1	2	4	4	0	2	1	1	2	2	0
2018	5		3	2	4		1	2	5	5	0	3	2	0	5	0	1
2019	2		1	1	4		0	1	3	3	0	3	0	0	2	1	0
2020	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	2		2	0	2		0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0
Postsecondary    institutions
2000	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	2		1	1	6		0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
2003	1		0	1	1		0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2004	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	1		0	1	2		0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
2007	1		0	1	2		0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
2008	2		1	1	4		1	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0
2009	1		0	1	3		0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2010	2		1	1	3		0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0
2011	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	2		1	1	3		0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1
2013	2		2	0	1		1	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1
2014	2		2	0	1		1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1
2015	1		0	1	>=3	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2016	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	1		1	0	1		0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2020	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1A shooter’s gender is categorized by their gender identity at the time of the attack.

2Includes one active shooter incident at a county board of education meeting.

3Includes one active shooter incident at a city school board meeting.

4One of the handguns used was listed as a "pistol."

5One shooter was reported to have used "several handguns."

NOTE: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines an active shooter as "one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area." (Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2021, available at the URL shown in the SOURCE note). Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013, Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2014 and 2015, Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2016 and 2017, Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2018, Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2019, Active Shooter Incidents: 20-Year Review 2000-2019, Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2020, and Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2021, retrieved January 26, 2023, from https://www.fbi.gov/about/partnerships/office-of-partner-engagement/active-shooter-resources. (This table was prepared January 2023.)