Did you know? Over a quarter of the 171 mass public shootings from 1966 to 2019 in the US occurred in workplaces. Request free access to our database for information about 100 life history variables - more coming soon! https://theviolenceproject.org/mass-shooter-data Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]
Location Distribution of Mass Shootings in the US, 1966-2019
What’s an ‘Incel’? Westgate Shooting Suspect Identifies with this Online Subculture
The Violence Project co-founder James Densley spoke with reporters from NBC's 12 News yesterday to talk about the Westgate Entertainment District shootings. In interviews with police, Westgate suspect Armando JR Hernandez has claimed to be an "incel," which Densley explains is "an online subculture focused on member's perceived inability to find … [Read more...]
Changing School Violence Prevention Approaches
While the names of victims and perpetrators are spread by the media, survivors of school shootings tend to be overlooked. Yet, the people directly affected by school shootings do not simply disappear. Missy Dodds is using her experience as a survivor of the 2005 Red Lake school shooting to reorient violence prevention approaches. Since the shooting … [Read more...]
Family of Molson Coors Shooter Expresses Sadness
The Violence Project's co-founder, James Densley, spoke with reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in the wake of the Milwaukee brewery shooting. In their article about the family of the shooter's heartache, Densley described the rarity for a mass shooting to occur without warning signs. He advocates for an expansion of the phrase 'if … [Read more...]
Five Gun Reforms Could Prevent Most Mass Shootings
After the terrible mass shooting in Milwaukee yesterday, the Los Angeles Times used our data to examine precisely how many mass shootings since 1966 could have been prevented by: (a) a crackdown on straw purchases; (b) safe storage; (c) an assault weapons ban; (d) universal background checks; and (e) red flag laws. Read the full story … [Read more...]