Nearly every #schoolshooter in our mass shooter #database showed signs of a crisis before their shooting. Violence #prevention needs to be based in providing students with support and crisis intervention. Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]
Signs of a Crisis before a School Mass Shooting
Violent Video Game Playing by Mass Shooters
Violent #videogames are often cited as precursors to people acting out violently or with increased aggression. Our #data shows that fewer #massshooters play violent video games than do not. We should be rethinking narratives about #violenceprevention. http://theviolenceproject.org Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]
On-Scene Outcomes of Mass Shootings
“In every case, this was intended to be their final act... the perpetrator doesn't intend to make it through the #shooting - they are either killed by #police, they shoot themselves, or they spend the rest of their lives behind bars” - Dr. Peterson, … [Read more...]
Mass Shootings Over Time (image on”Our Work” page)
If you look at #massshootings over time, two things are alarmingly clear: The attacks are becoming far more frequent and they are getting deadlier. Our society must rewrite the #violence script to stop the #contagion. Our 2019 article from the @latimes: … [Read more...]
Leakage by Mass Shooters
Of the mass shooters in our database who leaked their plans of a #massshooting, more threatened non-specific violence than a shooting. #prevention #data Learn more by downloading our database at http://theviolenceproject.org. Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]