Victims of school shootings by location U.S. 2024

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Between 1966 and March 15, 2024, K-12 school shootings which took place in parking lots recorded the greatest number of victims in the United States, with 397 victims wounded and 178 victims killed within the provided time period. Shootings occurring in hallways, at the front of school, beside buildings, and in classrooms rounded out the top five locations on school grounds with the highest victim count.

Number of victims wounded or killed by shootings in K-12 schools in the United States from 1966 to March 15, 2024, by location

Characteristic	Victims wounded	Victims killed
Parking lot	397	178
Hallway	229	92
Front of school	217	83
Beside building	234	62
Classroom	142	89
Cafeteria	189	39
Football field/track	161	33
Inside school building	94	54
Outside on school property	71	29
School bus	78	9
Playground	58	24
Basketball court	59	19
Gym	58	17
Off school property	62	8
Field (general)	46	20
Office	29	19
Bathroom	37	4
Courtyard	17	7
Entryway	12	10
Classroom; field	11	1
Parking lot (bus)	5	1
Auditorium	2	3
Classroom; beside building	1	-
Front of school (bus)	1	-
Office; other	-	1
Hallway; beside building	-	1
Other/no data available*	18	5

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March 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1966 to March 15, 2024

Supplementary notes

*Includes victim count for locations marked as 'other', 'none', and 'ND' by the source.

The source defines a school shooting as every time a gun is brandished, fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims (including zero), time, day or the week, or reason.

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