"Our analysis is based on data from The Violence Project, a nonprofit research group that uses a narrow definition of mass shootings adopted from the Congressional Research Service, which advises federal lawmakers. Thirty-one of these massacres occurred from 2017 through 2021, compared with 24 from 2012 through 2016, according to The Violence … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know About the Rise in U.S. Mass Shootings
Mass violence takes toll on Americans’ psyches
Despite their low frequency in comparison to other gun violence, the authors in this piece discuss the way mass shootings have degraded the sense of safety Americans feel in their communities. Read more here. Authors: Lenny Bernstein, Ariana Eunjung Cha, and Joel Achenbach Source: The Washington Post … [Read more...]
Buffalo is latest mass shooting by gunman wearing body armor
"The Violence Project database doesn’t show a clear correlation with body armor and the number of victims. But such gear can enable attackers to shoot longer and is a symbolic way to adhere to societal expectations of what a mass shooting looks like, said James Densley, a criminal justice professor at Metro State University in Minnesota who … [Read more...]
KNX In Depth: White replacement theory said to have fueled Buffalo mass shooting
"Two more mass shootings rock the country. Police say a man motivated by racial hatred and white supremacy opened fire inside a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, killing 10 people. Replacement Theory is said to be a major factor in the shooting. We go In Depth into what that is and how extremist groups are spreading this … [Read more...]
Victim Total Years of Life Lost
According to our data, in looking at the life expectancy of victims compared to the age they lost their lives, a total of 40,910.5 years of innocent life have been lost from mass shootings. For more data, visit http://theviolenceproject.org #lives #lost #victims #data #database Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]