School shootings hit a record 10-year high and number of children killed by guns in America soars by 85% in a decade, figures show [Video]

11:53 EST 07 Jan 2025, updated 11:56 EST 07 Jan 2025

The number of children killed by guns in America has risen by 85 per cent in the last decade as school shootings rose year-on-year, data shows.

Preliminary tallies by the Gun Violence Archive found 1,419 children and teenagers were killed by guns last year, nearly double the 765 deaths recorded in 2014.

Youth gun deaths reached a 10-year high in 2022 with 1,694 children and teens dying from guns.

There were at least 83 school shootings in the United States last year, according to a CNN analysis of events reported by the GVA.

This reflected a spike of 130 per cent from 2014’s figures, and climbed from 2023’s tally of 82 events, and 80 the year before.

Shootings were defined as incidents on school property with at least one person shot, not including the shooter. The government does not track school shootings.

The latest figures on school shootings shows a …