Number of incidents where a gun is fired, brandished, or a bullet hits school property, regardless of the number of victims, time, day, or reason in K-12 schools in the United States from 1999 to May 2026*
Characteristic
Number of K-12 school shootings
2026*
77
2025
235
2024
336
2023
352
2022
308
2021
257
2020
116
2019
124
2018
119
2017
60
2016
50
2015
41
2014
47
2013
34
2012
20
2011
16
2010
15
2009
32
2008
37
2007
46
2006
59
2005
52
2004
35
2003
33
2002
19
2001
26
2000
31
1999
23
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*As of May 18, 2026. The source defines a school shooting as every time a gun is brandished, fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims (including zero), time, day or the week, or reason, including gang shootings, domestic violence, shootings at sports games and after hours school events, suicides, fights that escalate into shootings, and accidents. Data may differ based on what definition is used.
As of May 18, 77 school shooting incidents were recorded in K-12 schools in the United States in 2026. Within the provided time period, the greatest number of K-12 school shootings was recorded in 2023, at 352.Â
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K-12 School Shooting Database. (May 18, 2026). Number of incidents where a gun is fired, brandished, or a bullet hits school property, regardless of the number of victims, time, day, or reason in K-12 schools in the United States from 1999 to May 2026* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1463594/number-of-k-12-school-shootings-us/
K-12 School Shooting Database. "Number of incidents where a gun is fired, brandished, or a bullet hits school property, regardless of the number of victims, time, day, or reason in K-12 schools in the United States from 1999 to May 2026*." Chart. May 18, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1463594/number-of-k-12-school-shootings-us/
K-12 School Shooting Database. (2026). Number of incidents where a gun is fired, brandished, or a bullet hits school property, regardless of the number of victims, time, day, or reason in K-12 schools in the United States from 1999 to May 2026*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1463594/number-of-k-12-school-shootings-us/
K-12 School Shooting Database. "Number of Incidents Where a Gun Is Fired, Brandished, or a Bullet Hits School Property, Regardless of The Number of Victims, Time, Day, or Reason in K-12 Schools in The United States from 1999 to May 2026*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 May 2026, /statistics/1463594/number-of-k-12-school-shootings-us/
K-12 School Shooting Database, Number of incidents where a gun is fired, brandished, or a bullet hits school property, regardless of the number of victims, time, day, or reason in K-12 schools in the United States from 1999 to May 2026* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1463594/number-of-k-12-school-shootings-us/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Number of incidents where a gun is fired, brandished, or a bullet hits school property, regardless of the number of victims, time, day, or reason in K-12 schools in the United States from 1999 to May 2026* [Graph], K-12 School Shooting Database, May 18, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1463594/number-of-k-12-school-shootings-us/
