• Homicides and suicides of youth at school by location U.S. 2017

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In the 2016-17 school year, 18 homicides of youths aged five to 18 were committed at school in the United States. 1,569 homicides of youth were committed away from school in that same academic year.

Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2016-17, by location

	Homicides	Suicides
At school	18	6
Away from school	1,569	2,180

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2016-2017

Age group

5-18 years

Supplementary notes

*Youth ages 5–18 from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. This number approximates the number of suicides away from school. Use caution when interpreting this number due to timeline differences.
NOTE: “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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