Mass shootings in the US:
2014: 273
2015: 336
2016: 383
2017: 348
2018: 336
2019: 417
2020: 610
2021: 690
2022: 647
In the first seven weeks of 2023: 67
We do not have to live like this. No other country on the planet does.
Mass shootings in the US:
2014: 273
2015: 336
2016: 383
2017: 348
2018: 336
2019: 417
2020: 610
2021: 690
2022: 647
In the first seven weeks of 2023: 67
We do not have to live like this. No other country on the planet does.
@rbreich I think this breakdown is a useful one but it's probably worth pointing out that it doesn't use the same criteria that the FBI does when publishing its better-known stats on mass shootings.
The Gun Violence Archive categorizes any gun related violence with more than one victim (injured or killed) as a mass shooting; the FBI only classifies gun violence with 4 or more *fatalities* as a mass shooting.
Anyone confused by the mismatch can check out https://www.statista.com/statistics/811487/number-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us/ to see the FBI's