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  1. School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2004

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    Bureau of Justice Statistics (2025). School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2004 [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/school-survey-on-crime-and-safety-ssocs-2004-68256
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    The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is managed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on behalf of the United States Department of Education (ED). SSOCS collects extensive crime and safety data from principals and school administrators of public schools in America. Data from this collection can be used to correlate school characteristics with violent and serious violent crimes in American schools. Furthermore, data from SSOCS can be used to assess what school programs, practices, and policies are used by schools in their efforts to prevent crime. SSOCS has been conducted three times, in school years 1999-2000, 2003-2004, and 2005-2006. The 2003-2004 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2004) was developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and conducted by Abt Associates Inc. Questionnaire packets were mailed to 3,743 public primary, middle, high, and combined schools. A total of 2,772 public schools submitted usable questionnaires for a weighted response rate of 77.2 percent. Data were collected from March 1, 2004, to June 4, 2004.

  2. National Crime Victimization Survey: School Crime Supplement, 2009

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    Bureau of Justice Statistics (2025). National Crime Victimization Survey: School Crime Supplement, 2009 [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/national-crime-victimization-survey-school-crime-supplement-2009
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    Description

    The primary purpose of the School Crime Supplement (SCS) is to obtain additional information about school-related victimizations so that policymakers; academic researchers; practitioners at the federal, state, and local levels; and special interest groups who are concerned with crime in schools can make informed decisions concerning policies and programs. The SCS asks questions related to students' experiences with, and perceptions of crime and safety at school, including preventive measures employed by schools; students' participation in after school activities; students' perception of school rules and enforcement of these rules; the presence of weapons, drugs, alcohol, and gangs in school; student bullying; hate-related incidents; and attitudinal questions relating to the fear of victimization at school. These responses are linked to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) survey instrument responses for a more complete understanding of the individual student's circumstances.

  3. Public schools in the U.S. - share reporting incidents of crime 2022

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    Updated Jul 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Public schools in the U.S. - share reporting incidents of crime 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183638/incidents-of-crime-at-public-schools-by-type-of-crime/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2021 - 2022
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In the 2021-2022 school year, 35.8 percent of surveyed public schools recorded an incident of vandalism in the United States. In comparison, 20.2 percent recorded a theft and 4.2 percent recorded a robbery, with or without a weapon.

  4. Rate of nonfatal crimes against students at schools U.S. 2021, by age and...

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    Statista (2024). Rate of nonfatal crimes against students at schools U.S. 2021, by age and type [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183606/nonfatal-crimes-against-students-at-school/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2021
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2021, about 2.2 out of every 1,000 students between 12 and 14 years of age in the United States were victims of theft. For students between the ages of 15 and 18, this rate was slightly lower, at 0.9 per 1,000 students.

  5. Public schools in the U.S. - crime rate in 2010

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    Updated Jul 9, 2015
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    Statista (2015). Public schools in the U.S. - crime rate in 2010 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183647/crime-rate-at-public-schools/
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    Jul 9, 2015
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jul 2009 - Jun 2010
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This statistic shows the crime rate at U.S. public schools by type of crime in 2009-2010. 5.5 out of 1,000 students at public schools were a victim of theft in the school year 2009-10.

  6. School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2010

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (2023). School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2010 [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/school-survey-on-crime-and-safety-2010-fd92c
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    Aug 12, 2023
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    Description

    The School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2010 (SSOCS:2010), is a study that is part of the School Survey on Crime and Safety program. SSOCS:2010 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/) is a cross-sectional survey of the nation's public schools designed to provide estimates of school crime, discipline, disorder, programs and policies. SSOCS is administered to public primary, middle, high, and combined school principals in the spring of even numbered school years. The study was conducted using a questionnaire and telephone follow-ups of school principals. Public schools were sampled in the spring of 2010 to participate in the study. The study's response rate was 74.3 percent. A number of key statistics on a variety of topics can be produced with SSOCS data.

  7. School Survey on Crime and Safety, 1999

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    United States Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. National Center for Education Statistics (2025). School Survey on Crime and Safety, 1999 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.3886/E219403V1
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    Feb 14, 2025
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    Institute of Education Scienceshttp://ies.ed.gov/
    United States Department of Educationhttp://ed.gov/
    National Center for Education Statisticshttps://nces.ed.gov/
    Authors
    United States Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. National Center for Education Statistics
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1999 - Dec 31, 1999
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) collects information on crime and safety from U.S. public school principals. SSOCS was administered in the spring of 2000 and again in the spring of 2004. SSOCS is a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of 3,000 public elementary and secondary schools. Data are collected on such topics as frequency and types of crimes at school, frequency and types of disciplinary actions at school, perceptions of other disciplinary problems, and descriptions of school policies and programs concerning crime and safety.

  8. School-associated violent deaths U.S. 1992-2020

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    Statista (2024). School-associated violent deaths U.S. 1992-2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183574/number-of-student-staff-and-nonstudent-school-associated-violent-deaths/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    United States
    Description

    The number of students, staff, and non-student school-associated violent deaths in U.S. schools since 1992 has remained relatively steady. During the 2019-2020 school year, 25 people were killed or committed suicide in an elementary, middle, or high school.

  9. r

    crimes

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    Updated Apr 7, 2025
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    Kellogg School of Management (2025). crimes [Dataset]. https://redivis.com/datasets/aycf-1w91aj49n
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    Apr 7, 2025
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    Kellogg School of Management
    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2020 - Mar 28, 2025
    Description

    The table crimes is part of the dataset Crime data, available at https://redivis.com/datasets/aycf-1w91aj49n. It contains 1005198 rows across 28 variables.

  10. Death rate for homicide in the U.S. 1950-2019

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    Updated Oct 25, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Death rate for homicide in the U.S. 1950-2019 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187592/death-rate-from-homicide-in-the-us-since-1950/
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    Oct 25, 2024
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    United States
    Description

    In 2019, there were six deaths by homicide per 100,000 of the population in the United States, compared to 5.9 deaths by homicide in the previous year. This is an increase from 1950, when there were 5.1 deaths by homicide per 100,000 resident population in the United States. However, within the provided time period, the death rate for homicide in the U.S. was highest in 1980, when there were 10.4 deaths by homicide per 100,000 of the population in the United States.

    Homicides in the United States

    The term homicide is used when a human being is killed by another human being. Criminal homicide takes several forms, for example murder; but homicide is not always a crime, it also includes affirmative defense, insanity, self-defense or the execution of convicted criminals. In the United States, youth homicide has especially been seen as a problem of urban areas, due to poverty, limited adult supervision, involvement in drug and gang activities, and school failure. Both homicide rates and suicide rates in the U.S. among people aged 20 to 24 and teenagers aged 15 to 19 have vastly increased since 2001.

  11. National Crime Victimization Survey: School Crime Supplement, 2001

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    Bureau of Justice Statistics (2025). National Crime Victimization Survey: School Crime Supplement, 2001 [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/national-crime-victimization-survey-school-crime-supplement-2001
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    Description

    This supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (formerly the National Crime Surveys) was designed to collect data on crime victimization in schools in the United States. Student respondents were asked a series of questions to determine their school attendance in the last six months. Other questions concerning schools were posed, including preventive measures employed by schools, students' participation in after-school activities, students' perception of school rules and enforcement of these rules, the presence of weapons, drugs, alcohol, and gangs in schools, student bullying, hate-related incidents, and attitudinal questions relating to the fear of victimization at school. Other variables cover general violent crimes, personal larceny crimes, and household crimes and offer information on date, time, and place of crime. Demographic characteristics of household members such as age, sex, race, education, employment, median family income, and marital status are provided.

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    School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2016.

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    Updated Mar 26, 2018
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    (2018). School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2016. [Dataset]. http://datadiscoverystudio.org/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/a4765547a0124453819de8b126f6de17/html
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    Mar 26, 2018
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    description: The 2016 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2016) is a data collection that is part of the School Survey on Crime and Safety program; program data are available since 2000 at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/data_products.asp. SSOCS:2016 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/) is a cross-sectional survey of the nation's public schools designed to provide estimates of school crime, discipline, disorder, programs and policies. Regular public schools were sampled. The data collection was conducted using a mail questionnaire with telephone follow-up. The data collection s response rate was 62.9 percent. Key statistics produced from SSOCS:2016 include the frequency and types of disciplinary actions taken for select offenses; perceptions of other disciplinary problems, such as bullying, verbal abuse and disorder in the classroom; the presence and role of school security staff; parent and community involvement; staff training; mental health services available to students; and school policies and programs concerning crime and safety.; abstract: The 2016 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2016) is a data collection that is part of the School Survey on Crime and Safety program; program data are available since 2000 at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/data_products.asp. SSOCS:2016 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/) is a cross-sectional survey of the nation's public schools designed to provide estimates of school crime, discipline, disorder, programs and policies. Regular public schools were sampled. The data collection was conducted using a mail questionnaire with telephone follow-up. The data collection s response rate was 62.9 percent. Key statistics produced from SSOCS:2016 include the frequency and types of disciplinary actions taken for select offenses; perceptions of other disciplinary problems, such as bullying, verbal abuse and disorder in the classroom; the presence and role of school security staff; parent and community involvement; staff training; mental health services available to students; and school policies and programs concerning crime and safety.

  13. Cases of school violence handled by police in Japan 2018, by school type

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    Updated Sep 8, 2021
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    Statista (2021). Cases of school violence handled by police in Japan 2018, by school type [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036636/japan-cases-of-school-violence-by-school-type/
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    Sep 8, 2021
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    Time period covered
    2018
    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    In 2018, 668 cases of school violence were handled by the police in Japan. 450 cases occurred in junior high schools, which is more than twice the combined number of school violence cases in elementary and high schools.

  14. C

    Crime at school locations

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    Updated Jul 12, 2025
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    Chicago Police Department (2025). Crime at school locations [Dataset]. https://data.cityofchicago.org/w/aip8-kti4/3q3f-6823?cur=AgVG2x-72PA
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    kmz, application/rdfxml, csv, kml, xml, application/rssxml, application/geo+json, tsvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 12, 2025
    Authors
    Chicago Police Department
    Description

    This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that have occurred in the City of Chicago over the past year, minus the most recent seven days of data. Data is extracted from the Chicago Police Department's CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system. In order to protect the privacy of crime victims, addresses are shown at the block level only and specific locations are not identified. Should you have questions about this dataset, you may contact the Research & Development Division of the Chicago Police Department at 312.745.6071 or RandD@chicagopolice.org. Disclaimer: These crimes may be based upon preliminary information supplied to the Police Department by the reporting parties that have not been verified. The preliminary crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon additional investigation and there is always the possibility of mechanical or human error. Therefore, the Chicago Police Department does not guarantee (either expressed or implied) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information and the information should not be used for comparison purposes over time. The Chicago Police Department will not be responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of, or the results obtained from the use of this information. All data visualizations on maps should be considered approximate and attempts to derive specific addresses are strictly prohibited.

    The Chicago Police Department is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages that are referenced by or that reference this web page other than an official City of Chicago or Chicago Police Department web page. The user specifically acknowledges that the Chicago Police Department is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive, misleading, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. The unauthorized use of the words "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Police," or any colorable imitation of these words or the unauthorized use of the Chicago Police Department logo is unlawful. This web page does not, in any way, authorize such use. Data is updated daily Tuesday through Sunday. The dataset contains more than 65,000 records/rows of data and cannot be viewed in full in Microsoft Excel. Therefore, when downloading the file, select CSV from the Export menu. Open the file in an ASCII text editor, such as Wordpad, to view and search. To access a list of Chicago Police Department - Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting (IUCR) codes, go to http://bit.ly/rk5Tpc.

  15. Crime data

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    Kellogg School of Management (2025). Crime data [Dataset]. https://redivis.com/datasets/aycf-1w91aj49n
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 7, 2025
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    Kellogg School of Management
    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2020 - Mar 28, 2025
    Description

    This dataset was created by Kellogg on Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:16:13 GMT.

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    School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2000 | gimi9.com

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    School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2000 | gimi9.com [Dataset]. https://gimi9.com/dataset/data-gov_school-survey-on-crime-and-safety-2000-a7bdb
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    CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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    The School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2000 (SSOCS:2000), is a study that is part of the School Survey on Crime and Safety's program; program data is available since 2000 at . SSOCS:2000 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/) is a cross-sectional survey of the nation's public schools designed to provide estimates of school crime, discipline, disorder, programs and policies. SSOCS is administered to public primary, middle, high, and combined school principals in the spring of even-numbered school years. The study was conducted using a questionnaire and telephone follow-ups of school principals. Public schools were sampled in the spring of 2000 to participate in the study. The study's response rate was 70 percent. A number of key statistics on a variety of topics can be produced with SSOCS data.

  17. Violent Crime Rate

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    California Department of Public Health (2024). Violent Crime Rate [Dataset]. https://data.ca.gov/dataset/violent-crime-rate
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    Aug 29, 2024
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    California Department of Public Healthhttps://www.cdph.ca.gov/
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    This table contains data on the rate of violent crime (crimes per 1,000 population) for California, its regions, counties, cities and towns. Crime and population data are from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Uniform Crime Reports. Rates above the city/town level include data from city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies. The table is part of a series of indicators in the Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project of the Office of Health Equity. Ten percent of all deaths in young California adults aged 15-44 years are related to assault and homicide. In 2010, California law enforcement agencies reported 1,809 murders, 8,331 rapes, and over 95,000 aggravated assaults. African Americans in California are 11 times more likely to die of assault and homicide than Whites. More information about the data table and a data dictionary can be found in the About/Attachments section.

  18. Crime rate in Russia 1995-2023

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    Updated Sep 23, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Crime rate in Russia 1995-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045439/russia-crime-rate/
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    Sep 23, 2024
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    Area covered
    Russia
    Description

    In 2023, the crime rate in Russia reached approximately 1,300 offenses per 100,000 population, marking a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Over the period from 2015 to 2023, the rate saw a decline by 303 registered crimes per 100,000 people. What are the most common offenses in Russia? Fraud and theft are the most frequent types of crime in Russia. New types of fraud emerged with the development of digital banking, including crimes related to personal data thefts, access to bank accounts, and unauthorized payment card transactions. Approximately 40 percent of crimes in Russia are of little gravity. Criminals’ profile The largest share of people who committed offenses in Russia are aged between 30 and 49 years, among both genders. While most criminals in the country finished up to nine school classes, more than one third of all perpetrators received a secondary professional education. Furthermore, among female criminals, over 15 percent are university graduates.

  19. Rate of school shootings U.S. 2008-2025, by state

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Rate of school shootings U.S. 2008-2025, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462748/rate-of-school-shootings-by-state-us/
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    From 2008 to April 25, 2025, the District of Columbia had the highest rate of school shootings nationwide, totaling around **** school shootings per 100,000 residents. Louisiana, Delaware, Maryland, and Alabama rounded out the top five states with the highest school shooting rates relative to their populations. In contrast, there were no school shootings recorded in Montana, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island within the provided time period. In addition to K-12 schools and college campuses, gun-related violence in the United States often occurs at workplaces, places of worship, and restaurants and bars. The source defines school shootings as incidents of gun violence which occurred on school property, from kindergartens through colleges/universities, and at least one person was shot, not including the shooter. School property includes, but is not limited to, buildings, fields, parking lots, stadiums and buses. Accidental discharges of firearms are included, as long as at least one person is shot, but not if the sole shooter is law enforcement or school security.

  20. Gun homicide rate U.S. 2022, by race and age

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Gun homicide rate U.S. 2022, by race and age [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466060/gun-homicide-rate-by-race-and-age-us/
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    Jun 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In the United States, Black people have higher rates of gun homicide than White people across all age groups. As of 2022, gun homicide rates were highest among Black people aged between 15 and 24 years, at ***** gun homicides per 100,000 of the population. In comparison, there were only **** gun homicides per 100,000 of the White population within this age range. However, the risk for gun homicide was greatest among all adolescents and adults between the ages of 15 to 44 in that year. The impact of guns on young Americans In the last few years, firearms have become the leading cause of death for American children and teenagers aged one to 19 years old, accounting for more deaths than car crashes and diseases. School shootings also remain on the rise recently, with the U.S. recording ** times as many school shootings than other high-income nations from 2009 to 2018. Black students in particular experience a disproportionately high number of school shootings relative to their population, and K-12 teachers at schools made up mostly of students of color are more likely to report feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm. The right to bear arms Despite increasingly high rates of gun-related violence, gun ownership remains a significant part of American culture, largely due to the fact that the right to bear arms is written into the U.S. Constitution. Although firearms are the most common murder weapon used in the U.S., accounting for approximately ****** homicides in 2022, almost **** of American households have at least one firearm in their possession. Consequently, it is evident that firearms remain easily accessible nationwide, even though gun laws may vary from state to state. However, the topic of gun control still causes political controversy, as the majority of Republicans agree that it is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns, while Democrats are more inclined to believe that it is more important to limit gun ownership.

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The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is managed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on behalf of the United States Department of Education (ED). SSOCS collects extensive crime and safety data from principals and school administrators of public schools in America. Data from this collection can be used to correlate school characteristics with violent and serious violent crimes in American schools. Furthermore, data from SSOCS can be used to assess what school programs, practices, and policies are used by schools in their efforts to prevent crime. SSOCS has been conducted three times, in school years 1999-2000, 2003-2004, and 2005-2006. The 2003-2004 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2004) was developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and conducted by Abt Associates Inc. Questionnaire packets were mailed to 3,743 public primary, middle, high, and combined schools. A total of 2,772 public schools submitted usable questionnaires for a weighted response rate of 77.2 percent. Data were collected from March 1, 2004, to June 4, 2004.

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