Guide to Developing a Bomb Threat Plan for Educational Institutions

Security incidents have become increasingly common in schools and universities; bomb threats in particular are on the rise. In its annual release of U.S. explosion statistics, the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm (ATF)’s Bomb Data Center noted a troubling increase in bomb threats tracked, reversing the downward trend that characterized the previous five years. Education facilities, as usual,

remained among the top targets. Of the 1,672 threat incidents tracked, educational facilities experienced a
20 percent uptick from the previous year’s tally, representing an average of nearly two incidents per month at colleges, representing an average of nearly two incidents per month at colleges and universities.