| Characteristic | Number of school shootings |
|---|---|
| California | 277 |
| Texas | 237 |
| Florida | 159 |
| Illinois | 152 |
| Ohio | 143 |
| Pennsylvania | 128 |
| Michigan | 119 |
| New York | 119 |
| Georgia | 112 |
| North Carolina | 110 |
| Tennessee | 109 |
| Maryland | 99 |
| Louisiana | 84 |
| Alabama | 76 |
| Virginia | 70 |
| Washington | 67 |
| Missouri | 64 |
| Indiana | 62 |
| South Carolina | 58 |
| District of Columbia | 56 |
| Wisconsin | 48 |
| Colorado | 44 |
| Kentucky | 37 |
| Oregon | 37 |
| Arkansas | 36 |
| Mississippi | 36 |
| Minnesota | 33 |
| New Jersey | 32 |
| Arizona | 31 |
| Oklahoma | 31 |
| Connecticut | 29 |
| Massachusetts | 29 |
| New Mexico | 29 |
| Kansas | 28 |
| Nevada | 26 |
| Utah | 25 |
| Iowa | 23 |
| Delaware | 22 |
| Nebraska | 16 |
| Idaho | 12 |
| Montana | 11 |
| West Virginia | 10 |
| New Hampshire | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 8 |
| Alaska | 7 |
| Hawaii | 7 |
| Maine | 7 |
| South Dakota | 6 |
| Vermont | 6 |
| North Dakota | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
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Release date
February 2026
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United States
Survey time period
1966 to 2026
Supplementary notes
Includes all incidents reported by the source as of February 17, 2026.Â
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 afterhours school events, suicides, fights that escalate into shootings, and accidents.
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