This statistic displays the number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youths aged 5 to 18 years in the United States in 2015-2016, by location. In that school year, 18 homicides were committed at school.
Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2015-16, by location*
*Youth ages 5–18 from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. 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.
No data available for total homicides away from school.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics, & US Department of Education. (April 17, 2019). Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2015-16, by location* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, und US Department of Education. "Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2015-16, by location*." Chart. April 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department of Education. (2019). Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2015-16, by location*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, and US Department of Education. "Number of School-associated Homicides and Suicides of Youth Ages 5-18 in The United States in 2015-16, by Location*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics & US Department of Education, Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2015-16, by location* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183598/number-of-homicides-and-suicides-of-youth/ (last visited May 27, 2020)
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