TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Characteristics of school-associated youth homicides - United States, 1994-2018
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Holland, Kristin M.
A1  - Hall, Jeffrey E.
A1  - Wang, Jing
A1  - Gaylor, Elizabeth M.
A1  - Johnson, Linda L.
A1  - Shelby, Daniel
A1  - Simon, Thomas R.
SP  - 53
EP  - 60
VL  - 68
IS  - 3
N2  - To understand trends and characteristics in school-associated homicides involving youths, data from CDC's School-Associated Violent Death Surveillance System were analyzed for 393 single-victim incidents that occurred during July 1994-June 2016 and 38 multiple-victim incidents (resulting in 121 youth homicides) during July 1994-June 2018. School-associated homicides consistently represent <2% of all youth homicides in the United States (1,2). The overall 22-year trend for single-victim homicide rates did not change significantly. However, multiple-victim incidence rates increased significantly from July 2009 to June 2018. Many school-associated homicides, particularly single-victim incidents, are similar to youth homicides unrelated to schools, often involving male, racial/ethnic minority youth victims, and occurring in urban settings. The majority of both single-victim (62.8%) and multiple-victim (95.0%) homicides were from a firearm-related injury. A comprehensive approach to violence prevention is needed to reduce risk for violence on and off school grounds.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6803a1
ID  - ref1
ER  -