School violence: 51% of incidents took place in 10 states last year

In the 2017-2018 school year, more than half (51%) of all school-based threats and incidents of violence occurred in just 10 states. Nationally, there were at least 3,380 threats recorded, a 62% increase from the 2016-2017 school year. Even more alarming is the increase in actual incidents of violence. In the 2017-2018 school year, there were at least 279 incidents of violence, an increase of 113% from the 2016-2017 school year.

The increase in threats and violence in schools, along with the current movement for safer schools, makes it critical to move beyond mere speculation about the nature or frequency of threats from state to state, to an analysis of facts and data. The Educator’s School Safety Network (ESSN), a national non-profit school safety organization, has compiled the most current information on violent threats and incidents analyzed by state to determine the scope and severity of the problem.

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California, Florida, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina and Virginia, which are ranked the top 10 "states of concern," accounted for 1,851 threats and episodes of violence out of 3,654 nationwide, according to the Educator's School Safety Network.