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Unclassified <br />A Study of 160 Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 - 2013: <br />Location Categories <br />EDUCATION <br />Schools (Pre -K to 12), <br />16,9No (27) <br />Institutions of Higher <br />Education, 7.5%(12) <br />GOVERNMENT <br />Other Government <br />Properties, 6.9%(11) <br />r t'rsinq <br />Military, <br />3.1%(5) <br />OPEN SPACI <br />COMMERCE <br />Businesses, <br />Open to pedestrian traffic, Malls, <br />27.5%(44) 13.8%(6) <br />s <br />Businesses, <br />Closed to pedestrian traffic, <br />14.4%(23) <br />2.5%(4) <br />Y° (6) <br />The study results identified 73 (45.6%) of 160 incidents that occurred in areas of commerce. <br />These included businesses open to pedestrian traffic (44 [27.5%]), businesses closed to <br />pedestrian traffic (23 [14.3%1), and malls (6 [3.8%]). These distinctions were made in order <br />to determine whether the public was more at risk in areas where pedestrian traffic was likely. <br />Educational environments were identified as the second-largest location grouping (39 <br />[24.4%]). These were further broken down as those occurring in schools (27 [16.9%], <br />including two school board meetings) and IHEs (12 [7.5%]). <br />Other incidents, in descending order, were located in: <br />s Open spaces (15 [9.4%]); <br />■ Government properties (16 [10.0%]); <br />■ Other (non-military) government properties (11 [6.9%]) <br />Military properties (5 [3.1%]) <br />■ Residences (7 [4.4%]); <br />■ Houses of worship (6 [3.8%]); and <br />■ Health care facilities (4 [2.5%]). <br />Unclassified 13 <br />