How Milwaukee School-Adjacent Shootings Compare to Other Large U.S. Cities

Comparing the biggest city in Wisconsin to 30 U.S. cities with similar populations, Milwaukee trails only Baltimore for the rate of school-adjacent shootings from 2017 to 2025.

A table showing the rate of school-adjacent shootings in 31 large U.S. cities.

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Cities with zero recorded school-adjacent shootings omitted.

Source: Trace analysis of Gun Violence Archive and NCES data; populations from 2023 ACS (5-year) for 15 cities above and below Milwaukee in population.