The United States recorded 288 school shootings between 2009 and 2018 - 57 times as many as occurred in the six other Group of Seven (G7) countries combined. The G7 countries with the next-highest number of school shootings were Canada and France, with two apiece.
Number of school shootings occurring in G7 countries between 2009 and 2018
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CNN. (2018). Number of school shootings occurring in G7 countries between 2009 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155011/number-school-shootings-g7-countries/
CNN. "Number of School Shootings Occurring in G7 Countries between 2009 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155011/number-school-shootings-g7-countries/
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