The perpetrator of the shooting at a Tennessee Kroger was an employee dismissed from his job that morning. From our data, 'employment issue' was the number one specified motive behind mass shootings. For more: CNN News Article #employment #data #database #motive Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]
Motive for Mass Shooting
Gender of Perpetrator from 1966-2021
Based on the cases from 1966-2021, 98% of perpetrators of mass shootings identify as male. Visit our website https://www.theviolenceproject.org for more statistics and data surrounding mass shootings. #data #database #male #perpetrator Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]
Episode 123: Mass Shootings: An Interview with Criminologists Drs. Jillian Peterson and James Densley, the Argument for Data-Driven Nuance, and Steps for Prevention
"In this episode, we speak with Jillian Peterson, PhD, and James Densley, PhD, who are professors of criminology. They have spent several years creating https://www.theviolenceproject.org/, which is the largest database on mass shooters. Throughout this article, we will include tables with data from the database, presenting the raw numbers and … [Read more...]
Book review: What if mass shootings are the American way?
"Reviewing "The Violence Project, How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic," the authors view active shooter drills as counterproductive and they find our so-called "school hardening" techniques to be waste." The following article reviews Dr. Jillian Peterson and Dr. James Densley's book "The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic" … [Read more...]
How to stop a mass shooter
"We’ve tried hiding from the monsters. We’ve tried running from the monsters. We’ve tried barricading the doors so they can’t come in, and locking them up so they can’t get out. And yet, they keep creeping into our lives — more so than ever before. The monsters are mass shooters, including those who unleash hell on schools. But metal detectors, … [Read more...]