Number of K-12 school shootings by state U.S. 2024

As of March 15, 2024, there have been a total of 266 school shootings in California since 1966, the most out of any state. Texas had the second highest number of school shootings within this time period, with 222 shootings.
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, including gang shootings, domestic violence, shootings at sports games and after hours school events, suicides, fights that escalate into shootings, and accidents.

Number of K-12 school shootings in the United States from 1966 to March 15, 2024, by state

Characteristic	Number of school shootings
California	266
Texas	222
Florida	150
Illinois	144
Ohio	127
Michigan	114
Pennsylvania	114
New York	106
Georgia	101
Tennessee	101
North Carolina	100
Maryland	92
Louisiana	76
Alabama	71
Virginia	68
Indiana	59
Washington	58
Missouri	57
District of Columbia	51
South Carolina	50
Wisconsin	41
Colorado	41
Arkansas	36
Mississippi	33
Oregon	32
Kentucky	32
New Jersey	31
Minnesota	30
Arizona	29
Oklahoma	28
Massachusetts	27
New Mexico	27
Connecticut	27
Kansas	24
Nevada	24
Utah	23
Iowa	22
Delaware	18
Nebraska	12
Idaho	11
Montana	10
New Hampshire	8
Rhode Island	8
Alaska	7
Maine	7
West Virginia	7
Vermont	6
Hawaii	5
South Dakota	4
North Dakota	3
Wyoming	2

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March 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1966 to March 15, 2024

Supplementary notes

Includes all incidents reported by the source as of March 15, 2024.
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, including gang shootings, domestic violence, shootings at sports games and afterhours school events, suicides, fights that escalate into shootings, and accidents.

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