2022 Active Shooter Statistics: A Year in Review
In 2022, according to The Gun Violence Archive (GVA), an active shooter statistics database, 617 mass shootings occurred in the United States as of December 1st, 2022. This figure is a significant drop from last year’s high volume of mass shootings. 2021 saw 693 mass shootings, according to the FBI (a 50% increase over 2020). […]
Active Shooter and Terrorism Insurance Coverage
What You Need to Know About Active Shooter and Terrorism Insurance Coverage No one wants to think about being involved in a workplace violence or terrorism incident, let alone dealing with the aftermath. Unfortunately, these attacks have been on the rise in the last few decades with no end in sight. Being prepared is the […]
How to Prevent and Protect Against Workplace Shootings Post-COVID
Workplace shootings—and shootings in general—are not going away. In fact, they’ve been on the rise in recent years, even during the pandemic when many workers were at home. According to the Childhood Preparedness Institute, studies have shown that there’s a high rate of attacks after a break in routine. For example, up to 41% of […]
Do you need standalone terrorism insurance coverage?
Despite the United States not experiencing a large-scale terrorist attack since 9/11, there has been an increase in the frequency of smaller-scale attacks. Many insureds now face a gap in insurance coverage, as policies commonly focus on large-scale attacks that rarely occur. To adequately protect themselves, businesses need to have terrorism insurance coverage that covers […]
Combat Violence With Threat Assessments in Schools
As the threat of school shootings continues to loom over students and educators, the thorny issue of liability has come into question. In November 2021, a shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan resulted in the deaths of four students and the injury of seven more. The Oxford School District has come under scrutiny […]
2021 Active Shooter Statistics: A Year in Review
Defined by The Gun Violence Archive (GVA), an online archive of active shooter statistics, a mass shooting is an incident of gun violence with a minimum of four victims, not including the shooter. Compared with a total of 417 mass shootings in 2019, the GVA reported 611 mass shootings in 2020 and 693 in 2021. […]
