GDI SAFETY™
Empowered by Defense™
Our Mission: We are committed to the safety and protection of our schools, our children, and the communities we live in. We are against violent crimes and the increasing prevalence
of these crimes in school, work, social, and travel environments.
We consider safety and awareness training of vital importance to all. Be Vigilant.
Total Violent Crime Incidents (estimated): 1,221,345 (2024)
Includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault (all weapons and methods)
*Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the United States
GDI Safety™
Empowered by Defense™
Our Mission: We are committed to the safety and protection of our good citizens against violent crimes. The increasing prevalence of these crimes in school, work, social and travel environments make safety and awareness training of vital importance for today's
population of all ages.
Active Shooter Statistics:
Sources: FBI / CDC Crime Data 2015-2024
From 2015 to 2024, the FBI and CDC documented 301 active shooter incidents in the United States that caused 409 total deaths and 1,353+ total wounded/injured.
Source: FBI Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Annual Reports (2015–2024), FBI Crime Data Explorer, U.S. Department of Justice
From 2015 to 2024, 46 active shooter incidents occurred at schools in the United States.
Total fatalities Approx. 63 (excluding shooters): Includes 21 victims
from Uvalde.
Total wounded/injured: Over 140
Sources: FBI Active Shooter Incidents Reports (2015–2024), U.S. Department of Justice Critical Incident Review – Uvalde (2025), K–12 School Shooting Database (Naval Postgraduate School)
From 2015 to 2024, active shooter incidents at churches and places of worship in the United States resulted in at least 68 fatalities.
Data compiled from FBI Active Shooter Incidents Reports (2015–2024), FBI Crime Data Explorer, and Department of Justice summaries.
1 in 50 Women are Victims of Violent Crimes in America*
*2024 Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Our Mission: Addressing the criminal specific violence of sexual assault, abduction, and the growing number of violent street crimes perpetrated on our nation's women.
The increasing prevalence of these crimes in school, work, social and travel environments make this training of vital importance for
today's women of all ages.
*Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Annually --> 3.2 Million
Female Victims of
Violent Crimes in the U.S.*
*2024 Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
2024 Violent Crimes Against Women (18+)
Sources: CDC (NISVS), DOJ, & FBI
Active Shooter Crime Statistics
Sources: FBI / CDC Crime Data 2015-2024
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: 33% of Women
1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner and 24.3% of women have endured SEVERE physical violence (e.g., strangling, beating).
SEXUAL ASSAULT: 44% of Women
1 in 5 women (20.6%) have been raped (completed or attempted) during their lifetime. 43.6% of women have experienced some form of sexual violence. 13% have experienced sexual coercion; 25.7% reported unwanted sexual contact.
STALKING & HARRASMENT: 15%
15.2% of women have been stalked in their lifetime. Most stalkers are current or former intimate partners.
COMBINED VICTIMIZATION
Over 51% of women have experienced at least one major form of violence: sexual, physical, or stalking.
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
From 2015 to 2024, there were 46 active shooter incidents at schools of any kind in the United States. Total fatalities (excluding shooters): Approx. 63
Includes 21 victims from Uvalde. Total wounded/injured: Over 140
Sources: FBI Active Shooter Incidents Reports (2015–2024), U.S. Department of Justice Critical Incident Review – Uvalde (2025), K–12 School Shooting Database (Naval Postgraduate School)
CHURCHES / PLACES OF WORSHIP
From 2015 to 2024, active shooter incidents at churches and places of worship in the United States resulted in at least 68 fatalities.
Data compiled from FBI Active Shooter Incidents Reports (2015–2024), FBI Crime Data Explorer, and Department of Justice summaries.
COMBINED ACTIVE SHOOTER CRIMES
From 2015 to 2024, the FBI and CDC documented 301 active shooter incidents in the United States that caused 409 total deaths and 1,353+ total wounded/injured.
Source: FBI Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Annual Reports (2015–2024), FBI Crime Data Explorer, U.S. Department of Justice
2024 Violent Crimes Against Women (18+)
Sources: CDC (NISVS), DOJ, & FBI
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: 33% of Women
1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner and 24.3% of women have endured SEVERE physical violence (e.g., strangling, beating).
SEXUAL ASSAULT: 44% of Women
1 in 5 women (20.6%) have been raped (completed or attempted) during their lifetime. 43.6% of women have experienced some form of sexual violence. 13% have experienced sexual coercion; 25.7% reported unwanted sexual contact.
STALKING & HARRASMENT: 15%
15.2% of women have been stalked in their lifetime. Most stalkers are current or former intimate partners.
COMBINED VICTIMIZATION
Over 51% of women have experienced at least one major form of violence: sexual, physical, or stalking.
It's TIME to Protect-Her™
Protect-Her™ Women's Self-Defense
Join Us and Be Empowered™ in our women's safety and personal protection courses. Learn to defend yourself and family members in our upcoming Protect Her™ Fundamentals course!
Invest in yourself and learn the principles and techniques needed to avoid, detect, and defend against violent attacks in our 1/2-day, 1-day, and 2-day courses of instruction.
Learn how to defend yourself and loved ones!
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TESTIMONIALS
What others are saying
"Our school district was woefully unprepared "
"Our school district was woefully unprepared to deal with an Active Shooter incident." We did something about it. We trained with GDI Safety in their Active Shooter Response Training program. It was an immersive scenario-based training that was tremendously impactful. It answered the call on addressing violence, and empowered the entire staff and faculty to protect ourselves and the children we are responsible for. We are united against school violence , and now have a safety plan to take immediate action on. My co-workers carry themselves differently. Their mindset is different. Our day-to-day vigilance has positively changed how we think, plan, and move about the campus. Thank you, GDI Safety! "
- Maria A.
"Empowered self-confidence that has soared with this training"
"A critically important course for every woman to attend in this day and age. Personal protection is our individual responsibility. Our community of women attended and learned MANY critically valuable lessons that were brought together in a unique reality based training experience. We were all left in a state of empowered self-confidence that has soared with this training!"
- Julie L.
"The GDI Active Shooter Response Training program forever changed our ISD's approach to school safety"
"The GDI Active Shooter Response Training program forever changed our ISD's approach to school safety. The scenario-based format wasn’t just informative—it was an intensive experience that transformed us all. Staff and faculty weren’t passive listeners; they were engaged and making real-time decisions under pressure. We were taught about the Fight-or-Flight syndrome and tachy-psych response—how adrenaline and related physiological and psychological effects such as tunnel vision kick in—the instructor gave detailed instruction that helped the class recognize and manage their own reactions. We saw hesitation turn into decisive action to Avoid, Deny, and Defend a violent attack. Now, our emergency plans are backed by muscle memory, not just theory."
- Racheal K.
GDI SAFETY
Veteran Owned ★ Veteran Operated
About Lead Instructor:
Former Navy SEAL with 30+ years of instructional and operational experience in close-protection, dangerous environment survival, trauma emergency incident response, situational awareness, aberrant behavior identification, Hand-to-Hand Combatives, Defensive Tactics, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Mr. Gonzalez has completed the CA SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) advocate certification program, and is a major proponent of women's empowerment and personal protective safety.
Veteran Owned ★ Veteran Operated
About Lead Instructor:
Former Navy SEAL with 30+ years of instructional and operational experience in close-protection, dangerous environment survival, trauma emergency incident response, situational awareness, aberrant behavior identification, Hand-to-Hand Combatives, Defensive Tactics, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Mr. Gonzalez has completed the CA SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) advocate certification program, and is a major proponent of
Active Shooter school safety, women's empowerment and personal protective measures.
Contact us at [email protected] to learn more.
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