This graph shows the number of suicides of youths, ages 5-18 years at school, in the United States from 1992 to 2016. During the 2015-16 school year, three youths committed suicide on the campus of a functioning elementary or secondary school. It has been found that the death rate for suicide in the U.S. for males has remained higher than that of females for the entire period between 1950 to 2016.
Number of suicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school from 1992 to 2016
A school-associated violent death is defined as “a homicide, suicide, or legal intervention (involving a law enforcement officer), in which the fatal injury occurred on the campus of a functioning elementary or secondary school in the United States” while the victim was on the way to or from regular sessions at school or while the victim was attending or traveling to or from an official school-sponsored event. Victims include students, staff members, and others who are not students, from July 1, 1992 through June 30, 2016.
“At school” includes on school property, on the way to or from regular sessions at school, and while attending or traveling to or from a school-sponsored event. Estimates were revised and may differ from previously published data.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics, & US Department of Education. (April 17, 2019). Number of suicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school from 1992 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183592/number-of-suicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, und US Department of Education. "Number of suicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school from 1992 to 2016." Chart. April 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183592/number-of-suicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department of Education. (2019). Number of suicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school from 1992 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183592/number-of-suicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, and US Department of Education. "Number of Suicides of Youth Ages 5-18 Years at School from 1992 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183592/number-of-suicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics & US Department of Education, Number of suicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school from 1992 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183592/number-of-suicides-of-youth-ages-5-18-years-at-school/ (last visited January 22, 2020)
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