When we first started building our database of mass shooters, we contemplated simply housing all the data exclusively on our website and hiring a graphic designer to make it look good. We quickly came to the conclusion that the data were for everybody and that, while not pretty, a simple Excel spreadsheet was the best way to get it into the hands … [Read more...]
Voice of America
Active Shooter Drills and Safe Storage of Firearms
In the lead up to the two year anniversary of the tragedy at Parkland this week, The Violence Project's research featured in a series of articles about school shootings. Jillian Peterson contributed to an NBC News story about the grassroots movement to pass gun safety policy through school boards and how safe storage of firearms could save … [Read more...]
2019 in Review
Dear friends, As we prepare to ring in 2020, we wanted to reflect on 2019—a landmark year for The Violence Project. Here are just a few highlights: We launched the largest, most comprehensive database of mass shooters in the United States to the public on our new website, https://www.theviolenceproject.org, which has received over … [Read more...]
US saw highest number of mass killings on record in 2019
Our co-founder James Densley spoke to the AP about their database of mass killings which shows that they hit a new high in 2019, and—confirming The Violence Project's work—most were shootings. The original article was reprinted around the world, appearing on BBC, Chicago Sun Times, Crime Report, Daily Mail, Esquire, Fox News, The Guardian, LA … [Read more...]
School Safety: The Violence Project Speaks
Since the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999, education and public safety policy has emphasized situational crime prevention and law enforcement response in an effort to prevent shooting casualties. School security is now a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet, many of the alleged solutions to school shootings are expensive, dangerous, … [Read more...]