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These numbers come from the "Violence in Our Schools" pages.  They are not "official" numbers, but they are very real.  At the time of this posting, it's the end of July 2014.


 

 

Inside the United States

 

Outside the United States

School Year

Total Acts

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

9/5/1595

1

 

0

0

0

 

1

1

0

7/26/1764

1

 

1

11

2

 

0

0

0

4/9/1891

1

 

1

0

5

 

0

0

0

5/18/1927

1

 

1

45

58

 

0

0

0

8/27/1932

1

 

1

2

1

 

0

0

0

6/4/1936

1

 

1

2

0

 

0

0

0

11/13/1949

1

 

1

1

0

 

0

0

0

7/14/1952

1

 

1

1

0

 

0

0

0

3/12/1951

1

 

1

2

0

 

0

0

0

9/3/1952

1

 

1

1

0

 

0

0

0

5/15/1954

1

 

1

1

2

 

0

0

0

1/11/1955

1

 

1

1

0

 

0

0

0

5/4/1956

1

 

1

1

2

 

0

0

0

12/1/1958

1

 

1

95

100

 

0

0

0

9/15/1959

1

 

1

6

17

 

0

0

0

2/2/1960

1

 

1

3

3

 

0

0

0

3/30/1960

1

 

1

1

0

 

0

0

0

6/7/1960

1

 

1

1

0

 

0

0

0

1960 -1961

2

 

1

1

0

 

1

1

6

6/11/1964

1

 

0

0

0

 

1

11

28

1966 - 1967

3

 

3

23

34

 

0

0

0

2/8/1968

1

 

1

3

29

 

0

0

0

1969 - 1970

6

 

6

10

21

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

31

 

28

211

274

 

3

13

34

 

 

 

Inside the United States

 

Outside the United States

School Year

Total Acts

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

1970 - 1971

2

 

2

2

0

 

0

0

0

1971 - 1972

3

 

3

2

1

 

0

0

0

1972

2

 

2

3

0

 

0

0

0

1973 - 1974

2

 

1

1

0

 

1

26

71

1974 - 1975

4

 

3

5

11

 

1

3

13

1975 - 1976

3

 

2

7

2

 

1

3

5

1976 - 1977

4

 

3

3

0

 

1

10

0

1977 - 1978

10

 

10

11

7

 

0

0

0

1978 - 1979

4

 

3

3

10

 

1

1

0

1979 - 1980

10

 

10

4

12

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

4

 

39

41

43

 

5

43

89

 

 

 

Inside the United States

 

Outside the United States

School Year

Total Acts

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

1980 - 1981

5

 

5

5

1

 

0

0

0

1981 - 1982

4

 

4

5

2

 

0

0

0

1982 - 1983

3

 

2

3

3

 

1

3

33

1983 - 1984

4

 

3

4

11

 

1

1

0

1984 - 1985

8

 

8

5

6

 

0

0

0

1985 - 1986

15

 

15

8

99

 

0

0

0

1986 - 1987

15

 

14

12

17

 

1

2

20

1987 - 1988

5

 

5

3

18

 

0

0

0

1988 - 1989

16

 

15

17

58

 

1

2

0

1989 - 1990

14

 

12

4

8

 

2

15

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

89

 

83

66

223

 

6

23

68

 

 

 

Inside the United States

 

Outside the United States

School Year

Total Acts

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

1990 - 1991

24

 

21

9

14

 

3

6

2

1991 - 1992

29

 

28

21

33

 

1

1

0

1992 - 1993

50

 

47

41

38

 

3

5

2

1993 - 1994

58

 

54

50

16

 

4

13

50

1994 - 1995

20

 

17

13

14

 

3

2

2

1995 - 1996

37

 

33

33

14

 

4

22

27

1996 - 1997

29

 

26

25

15

 

3

6

14

1997 - 1998

48

 

44

46

74

 

4

2

3

1998 - 1999

26

 

19

29

41

 

7

67

198

1999 - 2000

65

 

55

38

85

 

10

5

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

386

 

344

305

344

 

42

129

311

 

 

 

Inside the United States

 

Outside the United States

School Year

Total Acts

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

2000 - 2001

84

 

75

34

71

 

10

122

74

2001 - 2002

90

 

81

12

138

 

8

42

85

2002 - 2003

71

 

53

30

46

 

18

28

299

2003 - 2004

142

 

124

42

118

 

18

21

15

2004 - 2005

235

 

164

37

215

 

71

411

915

2005 - 2006

234

 

148

17

215

 

86

36

227

2006 - 2007

280

 

170

72

233

 

110

129

378

2007 - 2008*

5

 

3

10

22

 

2

12

13

2008 - 2009

291

 

171

27

195

 

120

83

243

2009 - 2010

15

 

7

5

10

 

8

27

133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

1447

 

996

286

1263

 

451

911

2382

 

 

 

Inside the United States

 

Outside the United States

School Year

Total Acts

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

 

No. of Acts

Killed

Wounded

2010 - 2011

16

 

11

10

12

 

5

22

39

2011 - 2012

13

 

11

15

12

 

2

2

37

2012 - 2013

15

 

11

34

33

 

4

56

39

2013 - 2014

17

 

14

11

39

 

3

47

18

2014 - 2015

6

 

4

8

8

 

2

300

228

2015 - 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 - 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 - 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 - 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 - 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

67

 

51

78

104

 

16

427

361

 

Acts of school violence worldwide total

2,064

 

 

Acts of school violence in the United States

1,541

Students and teachers killed in the United States

987

Students and teachers wounded in the United States

2,251

Percentage of acts of school violence in the United States

66.07%

 

 

Acts of school violence outside the United States

523

Students and teachers killed outside the United States

1,533

Students and teachers wounded outside the United States

3,245

Percentage of acts of school violence outside the United States

33.93%

* I took the 2007 - 2008 school year off to get a break from the staggering numbers. 


Violent Acts Per Day

School Year

Total Acts

 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Unknown

9/5/1595

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

7/26/1764

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

4/9/1891

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

5/18/1927

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

8/27/1932

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

6/4/1936

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

11/13/1949

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/14/1952

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/15/1951

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/3/1952

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

5/15/1954

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1/11/1955

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

5/4/1956

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

12/1/1958

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/15/1959

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2/2/1960

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

3/30/1960

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

6/7/1960

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1960 - 1961

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

6/11/1964

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1966 - 1967

3

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

 

2/8/1968

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1969 - 1970

6

 

 

2

 

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

31

 

1

6

5

7

6

2

4

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Unknown

1970 - 1971

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1971 - 1972

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

1972

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

1973 - 1974

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

1974 - 1975

4

 

 

1

1

1

1

 

 

 

1975 - 1976

3

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

1976 - 1977

4

 

 

1

 

1

1

1

 

 

1977 - 1978

10

 

 

1

 

2

2

1

 

4

1978 - 1979

4

 

 

1

1

 

 

1

 

1

1979 - 1980

10

 

 

2

1

 

2

3

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

44

 

 

12

3

4

9

7

 

9

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Unknown

1980 - 1981

5

 

 

 

1

1

 

2

1

 

1981 - 1982

4

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

 

1982 - 1983

3

 

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

 

1983 - 1984

4

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

1

 

1984 - 1985

8

 

 

1

2

1

 

3

1

 

1985 - 1986

15

 

 

4

2

2

1

5

 

1986 - 1987

15

 

 

4

 

2

5

3

1

 

1987 - 1988

5

 

 

1

1

 

1

2

 

 

1988 - 1989

16

 

1

2

7

1

3

2

 

 

1989 - 1990

14

 

1

3

4

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

89

 

2

17

18

11

13

23

5

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Unknown

1990 - 1991

24

 

1

5

8

1

8

1

 

 

1991 - 1992

29

 

 

2

4

5

8

7

1

2

1992 - 1993

50

 

 

15

8

5

10

8

3

1

1993 - 1994

58

 

2

12

11

10

13

7

2

1

1994 - 1995

20

 

 

3

5

6

4

1

1

 

1995 - 1996

37

 

 

7

10

3

9

7

 

1

1996 - 1997

29

 

1

3

4

11

4

3

1

2

1997 - 1998

48

 

 

7

9

9

11

10

 

2

1998 - 1999

26

 

 

2

2

4

12

3

 

3

1999 - 2000

65

 

2

11

9

15

18

8

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

386

 

6

67

70

69

97

55

8

14

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Unknown

2000 - 2001

84

 

1

12

17

15

16

21

2

 

2001 - 2002

90

 

 

18

15

14

21

22

 

 

2002 - 2003

71

 

2

17

13

14

11

14

 

 

2003 - 2004

142

 

3

23

28

35

19

30

4

 

2004 - 2005

235

 

5

31

45

59

41

42

12

 

2005 - 2006

234

 

4

39

35

58

43

47

7

1

2006 - 2007

280

 

9

56

57

57

52

35

14

 

2007 - 2008*

5

 

 

 

1

1

1

 

1

1

2008 - 2009

291

 

10

66

65

54

36

51

9

 

2009 - 2010

15

 

 

2

3

4

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

1447

 

34

264

279

311

243

265

49

2

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Unknown

2010 - 2011

16

 

1

2

5

2

3

3

 

 

2011 - 2012

13

 

1

4

1

3

2

1

1

 

2012 - 2013

15

 

 

2

2

2

4

4

1

 

2013 - 2014

17

 

1

2

5

2

1

6

 

 

2014 - 2015

6

 

 

 

1

1

3

1

 

 

2015 - 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 - 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 - 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 - 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 - 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

67

 

3

10

14

10

13

15

2

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Unknown

To 1970

31

 

1

6

5

7

6

2

4

 

1970 - 1980

44

 

 

12

3

4

9

7

 

9

1980 - 1990

89

 

2

17

18

11

13

23

5

 

1990 - 2000

386

 

6

67

70

69

97

55

8

14

2000 - 2010

1447

 

34

264

279

311

243

265

49

2

2010 - 2020

67

 

3

10

14

10

13

15

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

2064

 

46

376

389

412

381

367

68

25

For more stats on individual dates, please click here.


Violent Acts Per Month 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Unk.

9/5/1595

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/26/1764

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

4/9/1891

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

5/18/1927

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

8/27/1932

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/4/1936

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

11/13/1949

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/12/1951

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

7/14/1952

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

9/3/1952

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/15/1954

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1/11/1955

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/4/1956

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

12/1/1958

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/15/1959

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/2/1960

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/30/1960

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

6/7/1960

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

6/11/1964

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1960 - 1961

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1966 - 1967

3

 

1

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/8/1968

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1969 - 1970

6

 

 

 

 

2

 

1

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

31

 

2

3

1

4

1

3

2

3

2

5

3

2

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Unk.

1970 - 1971

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1971 - 1972

3

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1972

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1973 - 1974

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

1974 - 1975

4

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

1975 - 1976

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

1976 - 1977

4

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

1977 - 1978

10

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

2

 

1

1

 

 

2

1978 - 1979

4

 

1

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1979 - 1980

10

 

 

 

1

 

1

3

1

2

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

44

 

2

3

4

4

2

7

5

3

4

4

 

2

4

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Unk.

1980 - 1981

5

 

1

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1981 - 1982

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

1

 

1982 - 1983

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

1983 - 1984

4

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1984 - 1985

8

 

 

1

1

1

1

2

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

1985 - 1986

15

 

 

3

2

2

4

1

 

 

 1

2

 

 

 

1986 - 1987

15

 

 

4

3

2

2

 

1

2

1

 

 

 

 

1987 - 1988

5

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

1988 - 1989

16

 

 

3

5

1

1

3

 

 

1

 

1

1

 

1989 - 1990

14

 

 

1

2

3

2

 

3

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

89

 

1

16

14

9

12

9

7

3

7

6

1

4

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Unk.

1990 - 1991

24

 

4

1

3

1

1

2

1

2

3

4

 

2

 

1991 - 1992

29

 

 

3

6

4

1

1

1

4

1

5

1

 

2

1992 - 1993

50

 

2

7

1

6

3

5

10

3

7

4

2

 

 

1993 - 1994

58

 

1

5

4

8

3

8

5

8

7

4

1

4

 

1994 - 1995

20

 

 

2

3

4

 

5

2

 

2

1

1

 

 

1995 - 1996

37

 

1

5

4

4

3

5

4

4

3

1

1

2

 

1996 - 1997

29

 

 

3

7

1

 

3

4

5

2

2

1

 

1

1997 - 1998

48

 

 

2

5

2

3

2

4

10

6

11

2

1

 

1998 - 1999

26

 

1

2

3

1

2

3

3

1

5

4

1

 

 

1999 - 2000

65

 

1

4

9

10

3

8

6

5

7

8

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

386

 

10

34

45

41

19

42

40

42

43

44

11

12

3

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Unk.

2000 - 2001

84

 

3

6

6

3

5

7

12

14

5

15

6

2

 

2001 - 2002

90

 

7

11

9

10

10

12

16

3

5

2

2

3

 

2002 - 2003

71

 

1

2

10

9

6

7

5

8

10

6

3

4

 

2003 - 2004

142

 

3

20

17

9

16

10

24

18

6

10

9

 

 

2004 - 2005

235

 

11

17

17

25

13

19

13

44

21

28

17

10

 

2005 - 2006

234

 

19

26

25

19

16

23

26

31

8

22

14

5

 

2006 - 2007

280

 

18

24

42

18

22

30

24

32

16

32

15

7

 

2007 - 2008*

5

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 - 2009

291

 

13

33

32

41

19

30

30

27

20

20

17

9

 

2009 - 2010

15

 

 

1

1

 

1

1

4

2

3

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

1447

 

76

140

159

135

108

139

157

179

94

137

83

40

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Unk.

2010 - 2011

16

 

1

2

3

1

1

2

 

1

3

1

 

1

 

2011 - 2012

13

 

1

1

1

 

2

1

3

2

2

 

 

 

 

2012 - 2013

15

 

1

1

2

1

2

3

1

 

2

1

 

1

 

2013 - 2014

17

 

2

2

1

 

1

6

 

 

2

 

2

1

 

2014 - 2015

6

 

 

 

1

1

1

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

2015 - 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 - 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 - 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 - 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 - 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

67

 

5

6

8

3

7

12

6

3

10

2

2

3

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Unk.

To 1970

31

 

2

3

1

4

1

3

2

3

2

5

3

2

 

1970 - 1980

44

 

2

3

4

4

2

7

5

3

4

4

 

2

4

1980 - 1990

89

 

1

16

14

9

12

9

7

3

7

6

1

4

 

1990 - 2000

386

 

10

34

45

41

19

42

40

42

43

44

11

12

3

2000 - 2010

1447

 

76

140

159

135

108

139

157

179

94

137

83

40

 

2010 - 2020

67

 

5

6

8

3

7

12

6

3

10

2

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

2064

 

96

202

231

196

149

212

217

233

160

198

100

63

7


Age of the Instigators

These four charts represents the age of the instigators of violence in our schools.  It's surprising how many 17-year-olds are committing these acts of violence. 

Age

Number

51

4

52

3

53

3

54

1

55

2

56

2

57

1

58

2

60

1

61

2

62

5

63

2

65

1

66

2

68

1

70

2

 

Unknown Age 

Number of Instigators

Junior high school student

69

High school student

285

College student

14

Adult

164

No information available

435


Sex of the Instigators

You would think the newspapers and other news agencies would at least know the gender of the instigator of an act of school violence.  Maybe they do, and perhaps the reports from which I received the following information decided it wasn't necessary for their format to include the gender of the instigator, but I believe it to be very important.  Newspapers are supposed to give the reader the who, what, where, why, when and how of a story, but many of them are failing in giving the "who" when it comes to school violence.  Hopefully, I'll be able at some point in time, figure out the sex of these unknown instigators and present accurate facts to my visitors.

Male

Female

Unknown

1,972

268

466


The Worst Days of School from Around the World

With the initial broadcasts of the Columbine massacre, it was said that Columbine was the worst school shooting in American history.  Actually, it's wasn't.  At that time, the deadliest school shooting on records comes from the University in Texas in 1966.  Three reasons, I believe, as to why this school wasn't labeled as the worst school shooting is 1) it happened 33 years before school shootings were running rampant through the American school system; 2) it was instigated by a 24-year-old male, not a teenager; and 3) it happened at a college campus and not a K-12 campus.  Just four days before the eighth anniversary of the Columbine massacre, Seung-Hui Cho brought Virginia Tech University to my list by killing 33 of his classmates and teachers, making it the deadliest shooting massacre in American history (on or off campus).  At that time, the news stories were saying that up until then, the shootings at the University of Texas was the most deadliest school shooting.  It was very interesting to see the news agencies report that school violence statistic correctly for a change. The following list contains the 30 deadliest violent acts at our schools.

Date

School / City

Killed

Wounded

September 3, 2004

Middle School No.1, Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia

366

704

April 2, 2015

Garissa University College, Garissa, Kenya

152

104

December 16, 2014

Army Public (Middle) School and College, Peshawar, North Waziristan, Pakistan

148

124

December 1, 1958

Our Lady of the Angels (Elementary) Catholic School, Chicago, Illinois

95

100

January 16, 2007

Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq

70

133

March 26, 2001

Kyanguli Secondary School, Machakos, Kenya

67

28

October 29, 1998

Göteborg, Sweden

63

195

May 18, 1927

Consolidated School of Bath, Bath, Michigan

45

58

September 29, 2013

College of Agriculture, Gujba, Yobe, Nigeria

44

16

March 6, 2001

Elementary School in Tanbu, Jiangxi, China

41

27

April 16, 2007

Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia

33

28

July 6, 2013

Government Secondary School, Mamudo Village, Yobe, Nigeria

30

1

December 14, 2012

Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut

28

1

May 16, 1974

High School in Ma'alot, Israel

26

71

March 13, 1996

Dunblane Primary School, Dunblane, Scotland

18

12

August 1, 1966

University of Texas, Austin, Texas

17

31

April 26, 2002

Johann Gutenberg Gymnasium School, Erfurt, Germany

17

6

March 11, 2009

Albertville-Realschule (High School), Winnenden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

16

10

April 20, 1999

Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado

15

23

December 6, 1989

University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

15

12

April 30, 2009

Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan

13

13

April 7, 2011

Tasso da Silveira Municipal (Elementary) School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

13

13

October 13, 2003

Nepalgunj, Nepal

13

5

October 15, 2002

Koranic (High) School, Chlef Region, Algeria

13

1

June 11, 1964

Catholic Elementary School, Cologne, Germany

11

28

September 23, 2008

Kauhajoki School (College) of Hospitality, Kauhajoki, Finland

11

13

July 26, 1764

Enoch Brown School, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

11

2

May 12, 2009

Shengshui Temple Kindergarten, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China

10

11

March 21, 2005

Red Lake Senior High School, Red Lake, Minnesota

10

5

May 23, 1977

Elementary School, Bovensmilde, Midden-Drenthe, Netherlands

10

0


Violence at the Various Institutions of Education

School Year

Total Acts

 

Elementary / Primary School

Middle / Junior High School

Senior / High School

University / College

Unknown

9/5/1595

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

7/26/1764

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

4/9/1891

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

5/18/1927

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

8/27/1932

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

6/4/1936

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

11/13/1949

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

3/12/1951

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/14/1952

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

9/3/1952

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

5/15/1954

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

1/11/1955

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

5/4/1956

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

12/1/1958

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

9/15/1959

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

2/2/1960

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

3/30/1960

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

6/7/1960

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

1960 - 1961

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

6/11/1964

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

1966 - 1967

3

 

 

 

1

2

 

2/8/1968

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

1969 - 1970

6

 

1

1

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

31

 

9

4

7

11

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Elementary / Primary School

Middle / Junior High School

Senior / High School

University / College

Unknown

1970 - 1971

2

 

 

1

 

1

 

1971 - 1972

3

 

1

 

2

 

 

1972

2

 

 

 

1

1

 

1973 - 1974

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

1974 - 1975

4

 

 

1

2

1

 

1975 - 1976

3

 

 

 

1

1

1

1976 - 1977

4

 

2

1

1

 

 

1977 - 1978

10

 

 

3

5

2

 

1978 - 1979

4

 

1

1

1

1

 

1979 - 1980

10

 

1

2

5

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

43

 

5

9

20

9

1

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Elementary / Primary School

Middle / Junior High School

Senior / High School

University / College

Unknown

1980 - 1981

5

 

 

 

2

3

 

1981 - 1982

4

 

 

 

2

2

 

1982 - 1983

3

 

 

2

 

1

 

1983 - 1984

4

 

1

 

2

1

 

1984 - 1985

8

 

 

1

5

2

 

1985 - 1986

15

 

1

4

9

 

1986 - 1987

15

 

1

 

11

3

 

1987 - 1988

5

 

2

 

3

 

 

1988 - 1989

16

 

5

1

8

1

1

1989 - 1990

14

 

1

2

10

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

89

 

11

10

52

15

1

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Elementary / Primary School

Middle / Junior High School

Senior / High School

University / College

Unknown

1990 - 1991

24

 

 

7

15

2

 

1991 - 1992

29

 

1

6

20

1

1

1992 - 1993

50

 

3

6

38

3

 

1993 - 1994

58

 

11

9

36

1

1

1994 - 1995

20

 

1

2

17

 

 

1995 - 1996

37

 

5

7

25

 

 

1996 - 1997

29

 

3

3

21

2

 

1997 - 1998

48

 

5

11

31

1

 

1998 - 1999

26

 

5

5

15

 

1

1999 - 2000

65

 

12

12

38

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

386

 

46

68

256

13

3

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Elementary / Primary School

Middle / Junior High School

Senior / High School

University / College

Unknown

2000 - 2001

84

 

11

16

50

5

2

2001 - 2002

90

 

9

15

57

7

2

2002 - 2003

71

 

7

16

38

7

3

2003 - 2004

142

 

13

15

102

8

4

2004 - 2005

235

 

48

37

138

8

4

2005 - 2006

234

 

30

40

151

12

1

2006 - 2007

280

 

43

48

165

22

2

2007 - 2008*

5

 

1

2

1

1

 

2008 - 2009

291

 

40

44

169

36

2

2009 - 2010

15

 

7

1

2

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

1447

 

209

234

873

111

20

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Elementary / Primary School

Middle / Junior High School

Senior / High School

University / College

Unknown

2010 - 2011

16

 

7

1

4

4

 

2011 - 2012

13

 

2

5

3

3

 

2012 - 2013

15

 

3

2

5

5

 

2013 - 2014

17

 

2

2

9

4

 

2014 - 2015

6

 

 

1

2

3

 

2015 - 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 - 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 - 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 - 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 - 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

67

 

14

11

23

19

 

 

School Year

Total Acts

 

Elementary / Primary School

Middle / Junior High School

Senior / High School

University / College

Unknown

To 1970

31

 

9

4

7

11

0

1970 - 1980

44

 

5

9

19

9

1

1980 - 1990

89

 

11

10

52

15

1

1990 - 2000

386

 

46

68

256

13

3

2000 - 2010

1447

 

209

234

873

111

20

2010 - 2020

67

 

14

11

23

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

2064

 

294

336

1231

178

25


School Violence in the United States

Alabama - 28

Louisiana - 36

Ohio - 39

Alaska - 6

Maine - 3

Oklahoma - 15

Arizona - 9

Maryland - 48

Oregon - 13

Arkansas - 17

Massachusetts - 44

Pennsylvania - 68

California - 211

Michigan - 49

Rhode Island - 3

Colorado - 17

Minnesota - 16

South Carolina - 26

Connecticut - 28

Mississippi - 21

South Dakota - 2

Delaware - 8

Missouri - 26

Tennessee - 37

Florida - 86

Montana - 4

Texas - 161

Georgia - 42

Nebraska - 6

Utah - 6

Hawaii - 3

Nevada - 16

Vermont - 4

Idaho - 2

New Hampshire - 1

Virginia - 25

Illinois - 46

New Jersey - 29

Washington - 37

Indiana - 32

New Mexico - 10

West Virginia - 8

Iowa - 9

New York - 103

Wisconsin - 26

Kansas - 11

North Carolina - 52

Wyoming - 3

Kentucky - 18

North Dakota - 

Washington, D. C. - 30

School Violence in Canada

Alberta - 4

Newfoundland - 

Prince Edward Island - 

British Columbia - 10

Northwest Territories - 

Quebec - 6

Manitoba - 4

Nova Scotia - 4

Saskatchewan - 4

New Brunswick - 1

Ontario - 42

Yukon Territory - 

School Violence in Foreign Countries

Afghanistan - 4

Algeria - 1

Antigua and Barbuda - 1

Argentina - 2

Australia - 27

Austria - 1

Azerbaijan - 1

The Bahamas - 1

Bangladesh - 1

Belgium - 2

Belize - 2

Bhutan - 1

Bosnia - 2

Brazil - 4

Burundi - 1

Cambodia - 1

Canada - 75

China - 32

Czech Republic - 1

Denmark - 5

Dominican Republic - 1

England - 49

Ethiopia - 1

Finland - 3

France - 10

Gambia - 1

Germany - 13

Greece - 2

Guam - 3

Guatemala - 1

Guyana - 1

Hungary - 1

India - 3

Iran - 1

Iraq - 6

Israel - 18

Italy - 1

Jamaica - 28

Japan - 9

Kenya - 2

Lebanon - 2

Lithuania - 1

Luxembourg - 1

Malaysia - 4

Mexico - 2

Nepal - 1

Netherlands - 11

New Zealand - 5

Nigeria - 6

Northern Ireland - 4

Norway - 2

Pakistan - 7

Papua New Guinea - 3

Philippines - 3

Poland - 1

Puerto Rico - 1

Romania - 1

Russia - 3

Saudi Arabia - 1

Scotland - 10

Singapore - 1

South Africa - 72

South Korea - 4

Spain - 2

St. Maarten - 1

Swaziland - 1

Sweden - 6

Switzerland - 1

Tajikistan - 1

Thailand - 5

Trinidad and Tobago - 5

Turkey - 3

Uganda - 3

United Arab Emirates - 2

US Virgin Islands - 22

Vietnam - 2

Wales - 4

Yemen - 1


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