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| Level of institution and year | Number of incidents | Number of guns used, by gun type | Number of shooters | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 3 | 2 | 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 | 4 | 3 | 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 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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 | 6 | 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 |
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| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 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." | |||||||||||||||||
| 5Includes one active shooter incident on a school bus. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6One 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 2022, available at the URL shown in the SOURCE note). | |||||||||||||||||
| 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, Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2021, and Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2022, retrieved August 7, 2023, from https://www.fbi.gov/about/partnerships/office-of-partner-engagement/active-shooter-resources. (This table was prepared August 2023.) | |||||||||||||||||
