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Number of School-Associated Violent Deaths Occurring
At and Away from School, 1992–2006

The following table shows the total number of violent deaths that occurred at or away from school in the United States from 1992 to 2006. Find the total number of student, staff, and nonstudent school-associated violent deaths, and the number of homicides of youths at or away from school.

School year	Total student, staff, and nonstudent school-associated violent deaths	Homicides of youths ages 5–19
School year		Homicides at school	Homicides away from school
Total 1992–2000	390	234	24,406
1995–1996	53	32	3,303
1996–1997	48	28	2,950
1997–1998	57	34	2,728
1998–1999	47	33	2,366
1999–2000	32¹	16¹	2,124
2000–2001	30	11	2,045
2001–2002	37	14	n.a.
2002–2003	35	18	n.a.
2003–2004	36	21	n.a.
2004–2005	50	21	n.a.
2005–2006	35¹	14¹	n.a.

NOTE: At school includes on school property, on the way to or from school, and while attending or traveling to or from a school sponsored event. n.a. = not available.

1. Preliminary data.

Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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