About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into a gun-related lockdown in the last school year
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
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59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.
In 2021, there were 2,590 gun deaths among U.S. children and teens under the age of 18, up from 1,732 in 2019.
Six-in-ten U.S. adults say gun violence is a very big problem in the country today, up 9 percentage points from spring 2022.
1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary. Also, a rising share of Americans say they know someone who is transgender.
Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
The share of unpartnered mothers who are employed and at work has fallen more precipitously than among other parents.
The number of American homeowners increased by an estimated 2.1 million over the past year, according to the Census Bureau.
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