Campus Attacks: Since 1950s, Violence Incidents Continue to Grow
In a chilling shared government agency and federal law
enforcement analysis released this spring, targeted college campus violence,
from serious assaults to mass shootings, is on the rise. Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting
Institutions of Higher Education, reports that the number of cases rose from 40 during the 1980s to 79
in the 1990s and 83 since 2000. The report is jointly authored by the FBI,
Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education.