School Violence

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School Violence

• The majority of injuries at school are
  unintentional, not violent.
• Although shootings in U.S. schools have captured
  media and public attention, homicides and
  suicides rarely are associated with schools.
  Fewer than 1 of homicides and suicides among
  children and adolescents are school-related.

2
School Violence

• During 1992-1994, 105 school-associated violent
  deaths occurred in the U.S., including 85
  homicides and 20 suicides.
• These deaths occurred in 25 states, in both
  primary and secondary schools, and in communities
  of all sizes.
• Approximately 72 of the victims were students,
  and 83 were male.

3
School Violence

• Firearms were the method of injury in 77 of the
  fatalities.
• Approximately 30 of fatal injuries occurred
  inside school building, and 35 occurred outdoors
  on school property.

4
School Violence

• The remaining fatalities occurred off campus,
  either on the way to or from school or at or in
  transit to or from school-sponsored events.
• Approximately the same number of students die in
  school bus-related crashes each year as die from
  school-related homicides.