About The Violence Project
The Violence Prevention Project is dedicated to reducing violence through research. We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit research center located at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Psychologist Dr. Jillian Peterson and sociologist Dr. James Densley are acclaimed and award-winning experts on crime and violence. As public intellectuals, they have made hundreds of media appearances worldwide.
The Mass Shooter Database
192 mass shootings
196 mass shooters
Nearly 60 years of data
Over 180 variables
The largest, most comprehensive database on the life histories of mass shooters.
The K-12 School Shooting Database
Over 2,000 shootings
Nearly 60 years of data
A widely inclusive, open-source research project that documents whenever a gun is fired or brandished or a bullet hits school property, regardless of the number of victims, time, day, or reason.