ACTIVE SHOOTER
Rather you need help with active shooter mitigation, preparedness, response or recovery, we have you covered.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines an active shooter as, “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and other populated area.” This definition and categorization does not change regardless of the number of casualties or injuries. So this means that if an individual or individuals open fire in a confined or other populated area and there were no injuries or casualties, the individual is still an active shooter and it is still defined as an active shooter incident.
2023
Active Shooter
Active Shooter
Echoes of Columbine
In the Aftermath
Run. Hide. Fight.
61 x Active Shooter Incidents
12 x Mass Shooting (> 3 Casualties) (19.67%)
103 x Casualties | 140 x Wounded
2 x Law Enforcement Officers Killed | 5 x Wounded
11 x Shooters Died by Suicide (18%)
14 x Shooters Killed by Law Enforcement (23%)
4 x Shooters Killed by Citizen (6.5%)
30 x Shooters Apprehended (49.2%)
1 x At Large (1.64%)
2020
40 x Active Shooter Incidents
5 x Mass Shooting (> 3 Casualties) (12.5%)
38 x Casualties | 126 x Wounded
1 x Law Enforcement Officers Killed | 11 x Wounded
7 x Shooters Died by Suicide (17.5%)
4 x Shooters Killed by Law Enforcement (10%)
2 x Shooters Killed by Citizen (5%)
24 x Shooters Apprehended (60%)
5 x At Large (12.5%)
2021
MITIGATION
Pre-Attack Behaviors - Quick Reference Guide (FBI, BAU)
BUSINESSES
Violence Prevention in Schools (FBI)
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Developing Emergency Operations Plans - A Guide for Businesses (FBI)
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Identifying, Assessing, and Managing Targeted Attack Threats (FBI)
Developing Emergency Operations Plans for Schools (FBI)
Developing Emergency Operations Plans - Colleges (FBI)
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Developing Emergency Operations Plans - Houses of Worship (FBI)
CAMPUS VIOLENCE
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CAMPUS VIOLENCE
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The BAU started Phase I of the Campus Attacks project in 2007, partnering with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Secret Service. The Campus Attacks project examined attempted and committed homicidal acts of violence (excluding gang or profit motivated crimes) on American college campuses from 1900 to 2008. The project identified 272 such incidents. The BAU currently is working with the U.S. Department of Education on Phase II of this project, focusing exclusively on grievance-based attacks that occurred from 1985 to 2010. This report is planned to be published in 2014, focusing on preattack behaviors of college campus active shooters. The Campus Attacks report from April 2010 is available at http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/campus-attacks.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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Workplace Violence Prevention (FBI)
Workplace Violence - Issues in Response (FBI)
The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) published a monograph on workplace violence in 2002 that examined the preattack warning behaviors of attackers who targeted places of employment. It remains one of the most useful and comprehensive guides for the evaluation of persons of concern in the workplace.
61 x Active Shooter Incidents
12 x Mass Shooting (> 3 Casualties)
103 x Casualties | 140 x Wounded
2 x Law Enforcement Officers Killed | 5 x Wounded
11 x Shooters Died by Suicide
14 x Shooters Killed by Law Enforcement
4 x Shooters Killed by Citizen
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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Workplace Violence - Issues in Response (FBI)
The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) published a monograph on workplace violence in 2002 that examined the preattack warning behaviors of attackers who targeted places of employment. It remains one of the most useful and comprehensive guides for the evaluation of persons of concern in the workplace.
61 x Active Shooter Incidents
12 x Mass Shooting (> 3 Casualties)
103 x Casualties | 140 x Wounded
2 x Law Enforcement Officers Killed | 5 x Wounded
11 x Shooters Died by Suicide
14 x Shooters Killed by Law Enforcement
4 x Shooters Killed by Citizen
PREPAREDNESS
RESPONSE
RECOVERY
WHAT IS BEING DONE?
The Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012, signed into law by the president in January 2013, permits the U.S. attorney general—at the request of appropriate state or local law enforcement personnel—to provide federal assistance during active shooter incidents and mass killings (defined by the law as three (3) or more people) in public places. The attorney general delegated this responsibility to the FBI.
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Additionally, he FBI is finding ways to help prevent and respond to active shooters. A White House working group—consisting of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, and Department of Health and Human Services—is part of a broader initiative, Now is the Time, undertaken after the Sandy Hook shootings. DOJ, led by the FBI, was specifically tasked with training law enforcement and other first responders to ensure that protocols for responding to active shooter situations are consistent across the country.
