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| Homicides in U.S. Schools | |
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Contrary to public perception, school homicides declined after 1993, although from 1997 to 1999 there was a series of copycat shootings stimulated by unprecedented media coverage. |
| Source: National School Safety Center report (includes only cases of student-perpetrated homicides on school property) . Click here for a link to the National School Safety Center. |
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| Causes of Death in Young People | |
Young People Ages 5-19 |
The risk of death by school homicide is miniscule in comparison to other causes. In fact, based on 93 incidents that occurred in the nation's 119,000 schools over a ten-year period, the annual probability of a school experiencing a student-perpetrated homicide is about 1 in 11,520. |
Source: National Center of Vital Statistics, 1999. |
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| Crime Rate at School vs. Outside of School | |
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Student are less at-risk for incidents of serious violent crime while at school than they are outside of school. This finding is somewhat surprising considering that overall crime among young people occurs more often in-school than out-of-school. |
Source: School Crime and Safety: 2003. National Center for Education Statistics. |
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