References
Secret Service- NTAC Report "Mass Attacks in Public Spaces:2016-2020" dated JAN 2023
"This report builds upon a 25-year history of targeted violence research from the U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) and demonstrates how mass attackers display a range of observable concerning behaviors across a variety of community systems as they escalate toward violence. In short, NTAC's examination of the attacks contained in this report indicates that targeted violence is preventable when communities are equipped with the appropriate tools, training, and resources to intervene before violence occurs..." Download the report from the Secret Service on Behavioral Threat Assessment.
Averting Targeted School Violence
A U.S. Secret Service analysis of 67 disrupted plots against K-12 schools ranging from 2006-2018. "The key findings of the study are clear and consistent: Individuals contemplating violence often exhibit observable behaviors..." Download the latest report from the USSS on averting targeted school violence from March 2021.
Active Shooter Incidents in the US in 2021
"In 2021, the FBI designated 61 shootings as active shooter incidents. In these incidents, 103 people were killed and 140 wounded, excluding the shooters. For the period 2017–2021, active shooter incident data reveals an upward trend..."
Download the latest report from the USDOJ / FBI on active shooter events in the US through 2021.
