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We analyzed 53 years of mass shooting data. Attacks aren’t just increasing, they’re getting deadlier

September 1, 2019

If you look at mass shootings 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. Read More Source: Los Angeles Times Authors: James Densley and Jillian Peterson   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Mass violence, mass shooting, mass shooting definition, social script, social contagion, copycat, frequency

Mass shootings aren’t more frequent, but they are deadlier

December 11, 2017

It can sometimes seem as though mass shootings are occurring more frequently. Researchers who have been studying such crimes for decades say they aren't, but they have been getting deadlier. In the five years since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, the nation has seen a number of massacres topping the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: frequency, Mass shootings, violence prevention, Gun violence

How common are mass shootings?

October 2, 2017

"The massacre in Las Vegas is being called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. To some, it seems like these tragedies happen more often. But do they?" The Violence Project's Jillian Peterson spoke with Heather Brown about the different ways to define mass shootings and how those definitions impact how common they are. Read the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research, Watch or Listen Tagged With: frequency, Mass shootings

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Disclaimer: This project was supported by Award No. 2018-75-CX-0023, awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.

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