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://theviolenceproject.org for more statistics and data surrounding mass shootings. #data #database #male #perpetrator Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [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...]
Handling associations between violent crime and mental illness with responsibility
"In the wake of the shooting in Plymouth, that resulted in the deaths of five people and then later the shooter himself, as is frequently the case, the media turned it’s focus onto the ‘why’. From discussing the shooter’s ‘incel’ or ‘involuntary celibate’, ideology, his autism diagnosis to his mental health struggles over lockdown. Sometimes, our … [Read more...]
Goodreads Reviews – The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
Read early reviews of "The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic" on Goodreads here. Preorder on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419752952/ "An incredibly important book. It has been hard to get through strictly because of how painful a topic mass shootings and gun violence can be. Despite the painfully honest … [Read more...]