rules: 1- cases that were the result of police actions 2- only the perpetrator was injured, that is, no one else 3- suicide or attempted suicide involving only one person, these three cases will be excluded.
rules: 1- cases that were the result of police actions 2- only the perpetrator was injured, that is, no one else 3- suicide or attempted suicide involving only one person, these three cases will be excluded.
4- Cases that occurred outside the school perimeter, that is, not valid on the sidewalk or streets near the school or on the school bus (except if the bus is in the parking lot or garage that are within the school grounds) 5- The valid weapons to be accepted from this list are knife/machete/sword/axe/shovel/sickle, not valid school materials such as pencils/scissors/ruler or other materials. 6-in the section on the number of dead or injured, only the victims are counted and not the perpetrator
4- Cases that occurred outside the school perimeter, that is, not valid on the sidewalk or streets near the school or on the school bus (except if the bus is in the parking lot or garage that are within the school grounds) 5- The valid weapons to be accepted from this list are knife/machete/sword/axe/shovel/sickle, not valid school materials such as pencils/scissors/ruler or other materials. 6-in the section on the number of dead or injured, only the victims are counted and not the perpetrator
{| class=”wikitable sortable”
! Date !! |- !! Location !! |- !! Number of victims !! |- !! Number of injureds !! |- !! Description !!
== List ==
{| class=”sortable wikitable” style=”font-size:100%;”
! style=”width:80px;” |Date
! style=”width:140px;” |Location
! style=”width:40px;” |Deaths
! style=”width:40px;” |Injuries
!Total
! class=”unsortable” |Description
|-
! colspan=”6″ |2001 {{anchor|2001}}
|-
|February 2. 2001
|[[Red Lion, Pennsylvania]]
|0
|14
|”’14”’
|[[2001 Red Lion machete attack]]: A machete attack took place at North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. The perpetrator, 55-year-old William Michael Stankewicz, stabbed several students and school faculty, injuring 11 kindergarteners, two teachers, and the principal. Stankewicz was convicted and received a minimum of 132 years.
|-
! colspan=”6″ |2012 {{anchor|2012}}
|-
|November 30, 2012
|[[Casper, Wyoming]]
|3<ref name=”:1″ group=”n”>Including the suspect or perpetrator.</ref>
|0
|”’3”’
|[[Casper College murders]]: Christopher Krumm, son of [[Casper College]] faculty member James Krumm, shot his father to death using a compound bow before fatally stabbing him to death and immediately committing suicide with a knife. It was later revealed he had previously murdered his father’s girlfriend, Heidi Arnold, also a teacher at said college, by stabbing her to death at their residence.
|-
! colspan=”6″ |2013 {{anchor|2013}}
|-
|April 9, 2013
|[[Cypress, Texas]]
|0
|14
|”’14”’
|[[2013 Lone Star College stabbing]]: Dylan Quick, a 20-year-old student at the school, stabbed fourteen people, mostly in the neck and head, with a scalpel and X-Acto knife before being subdued. He was later sentenced to 48 years’ imprisonment.
|-
|September 4, 2013
|[[Spring, Texas]]
|1
|3
|”’4”’
|[[Spring High School stabbing]]: One student was killed and three others were wounded in a stabbing attack at Spring High School in Spring, Texas, United States. A 17-year-old student, identified as Luis Alonzo Alfaro, was arrested and charged with the murder. In September 2014, Alfaro was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
|-
! colspan=”6″ |2014 {{anchor|2014}}
|-
|April 9, 2014
|[[Murrysville, Pennsylvania]]
|0
|24<ref name=”:1″ group=”n” /><ref name=”:0″ group=”n”>2 indirectly.</ref>
|”’24”’
|[[Franklin Regional High School stabbing]]: Alexander Hribal, a 16-year-old sophomore at the school, used a pair of eight-inch kitchen knives to stab and slash 20 students and a security guard. Four students sustained life-threatening injuries, but all survived. Hribal was later sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment.
|-
! colspan=”6″ |2015 {{anchor|2015}}
|-
|November 4, 2015
|[[Merced, California]]
|1<ref name=”:2″ group=”n”>Only the suspect or perpetrator.</ref>
|4
|”’5”’
|[[University of California, Merced stabbing attack]]: 18-year-old student Faisal Mohammad stabbed and injured four people with a hunting knife on the campus of the University of California, Merced. He was subsequently shot and killed. He was found to have been inspired by [[Islamic State]]-sponsored terrorism.
|-
! colspan=”6″ |2016 {{anchor|2016}}
|-
|November 28, 2016
|[[Columbus, Ohio]]
|1<ref name=”:2″ group=”n” />
|13<ref name=”:0″ group=”n” />
|”’14”’
|[[2016 Ohio State University attack]]: A terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack occurred at Ohio State University’s Watts Hall. The attacker, Somali refugee Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was shot and killed by the first responding OSU police officer, and 13 people were hospitalized for injuries. He was ultimately found to have been motivated by Islamist terrorism and terrorist propaganda,
|}
|}
== Notes ==
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<<ref>>https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/tag/schoolstabbings/
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I made this list of stabbings that occurred in schools in the US, because there is one here only for school shootings and it is important to have one for stabbings. The cases that occurred in daycares/preschools/elementary/middle/high schools and universities or colleges. In chronological order, the cases.
rules: 1- cases that were the result of police actions 2- only the perpetrator was injured, that is, no one else 3- suicide or attempted suicide involving only one person, these three cases will be excluded.
4- Cases that occurred outside the school perimeter, that is, not valid on the sidewalk or streets near the school or on the school bus (except if the bus is in the parking lot or garage that are within the school grounds) 5- The valid weapons to be accepted from this list are knife/machete/sword/axe/shovel/sickle, not valid school materials such as pencils/scissors/ruler or other materials. 6-in the section on the number of dead or injured, only the victims are counted and not the perpetrator
| Date | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | |||||
| February 2. 2001 | Red Lion, Pennsylvania | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2001 Red Lion machete attack: A machete attack took place at North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. The perpetrator, 55-year-old William Michael Stankewicz, stabbed several students and school faculty, injuring 11 kindergarteners, two teachers, and the principal. Stankewicz was convicted and received a minimum of 132 years. |
| 2012 | |||||
| November 30, 2012 | Casper, Wyoming | 3[n 1] | 0 | 3 | Casper College murders: Christopher Krumm, son of Casper College faculty member James Krumm, shot his father to death using a compound bow before fatally stabbing him to death and immediately committing suicide with a knife. It was later revealed he had previously murdered his father’s girlfriend, Heidi Arnold, also a teacher at said college, by stabbing her to death at their residence. |
| 2013 | |||||
| April 9, 2013 | Cypress, Texas | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2013 Lone Star College stabbing: Dylan Quick, a 20-year-old student at the school, stabbed fourteen people, mostly in the neck and head, with a scalpel and X-Acto knife before being subdued. He was later sentenced to 48 years’ imprisonment. |
| September 4, 2013 | Spring, Texas | 1 | 3 | 4 | Spring High School stabbing: One student was killed and three others were wounded in a stabbing attack at Spring High School in Spring, Texas, United States. A 17-year-old student, identified as Luis Alonzo Alfaro, was arrested and charged with the murder. In September 2014, Alfaro was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison. |
| 2014 | |||||
| April 9, 2014 | Murrysville, Pennsylvania | 0 | 24[n 1][n 2] | 24 | Franklin Regional High School stabbing: Alexander Hribal, a 16-year-old sophomore at the school, used a pair of eight-inch kitchen knives to stab and slash 20 students and a security guard. Four students sustained life-threatening injuries, but all survived. Hribal was later sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment. |
| 2015 | |||||
| November 4, 2015 | Merced, California | 1[n 3] | 4 | 5 | University of California, Merced stabbing attack: 18-year-old student Faisal Mohammad stabbed and injured four people with a hunting knife on the campus of the University of California, Merced. He was subsequently shot and killed. He was found to have been inspired by Islamic State-sponsored terrorism. |
| 2016 | |||||
| November 28, 2016 | Columbus, Ohio | 1[n 3] | 13[n 2] | 14 | 2016 Ohio State University attack: A terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack occurred at Ohio State University’s Watts Hall. The attacker, Somali refugee Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was shot and killed by the first responding OSU police officer, and 13 people were hospitalized for injuries. He was ultimately found to have been motivated by Islamist terrorism and terrorist propaganda, |
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<<ref>>https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/tag/schoolstabbings/
