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To: opentalk

The chances of any particular K-12 school in the United States experiencing a shooting incident in any given year is approximately 1 in 53,925.

The chances of a school shooting taking place in a US high school in any given year: 1 in 21,000.

The chances of a school shooting taking place in a US elementary or middle school in any given year: 1 in 141,463.

The chances of dying in a car crash in 2013 is approximately 1 in 7775.

http://www.psychlawjournal.com/2012/12/school-shootings-what-are-odds.html


5 posted on 02/01/2013 10:43:42 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: dynoman

Man, it looks like I’m more likely to be killed in a school shooting than I am to eat a big mac, and I don’t even go to school!


7 posted on 02/01/2013 10:53:58 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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