"The COVID-19 pandemic apparently forced a truce and during 2020, mass shootings fell in the United States. But apparently that form of violence is back. In less than a week , two were registered." The Violence Project co-founder James Densley commented on the "era of mass shootings" in this article by El Político. The original article is in … [Read more...]
Tiroteos masivos en EEUU: ¿Un mal crónico? – Mass shootings in the US: A chronic disease?
Mass shootings in public spaces had become less frequent during the pandemic.
Until Tuesday, when eight people were killed in Atlanta-area spas, it had been a year since there had been a large-scale shooting in a public place. In 2018, the year that a gunman killed 17 people and injured 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., there were 10 mass shootings where four or more people were killed … [Read more...]
Mass Shooter Database Version 3 is Now Available
What's new? Version 3 includes two new cases that met our definition from 2020 – far fewer mass shootings than in previous years. A new variable called “insider/outsider” was added to capture whether the perpetrator had an existing relationship with the site of their shooting. At K-12 schools, 85% of mass shooters were insiders. At colleges … [Read more...]
In a time of pandemic and riot, crime was up 15 percent in St. Paul last year
The Violence Project's Jillian Peterson spoke with Mara Gottfried about risk factors for violence. "Research shows that poverty, stress and mental health concerns — all amplified during the coronavirus pandemic — increase the risk for gun violence and homicides, Peterson said. At the same time, the pandemic has impacted face-to-face prevention … [Read more...]
In a year of pain, one silver lining: fewer mass shootings
As 2020 comes to a close, The Violence Project's co-founders once again spoke with Associated Press reporter Lisa Marie Pane for a recap of this year's lack of mass shootings. The number of mass shootings this year - two - is lower than it ahs been in over a decade. The decline in mass killings is “almost a natural experiment for the test of the … [Read more...]