ORANGE, Calif. — A gunman opened fire at a Southern California real estate office on Wednesday, killing four people, including a 9-year-old boy who the authorities said appeared to have died in his mother’s arms as she tried to shield him from the gunfire. The shooting was likely related to a “business and personal relationship which existed … [Read more...]
A 9-Year-Old Boy Is Among 4 Killed in Southern California Shooting
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...]
Mass Shootings Over Time (image on”Our Work” page)
If you look at #massshootings 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. Our 2019 article from the @latimes: … [Read more...]
Database Of Mass Shooters Revised And Expanded
Multiple news outlets picked up our announcement of the Expanded and Updated Mass Shooter Database. You can read the update at Yahoo News, Business Insider, and the Associated Press. Sources: Hamline University, The Violence Project … [Read more...]
Announcement: Mass Shooter Database Revised and Expanded
For questions or media comment: Jillian Peterson, PhD, Co-founder, The Violence Project. Email: [email protected] New data on victims, guns, and mental health provide new insights and avenues for data-driven prevention The Violence Project, a nonpartisan research center, has released an updated and expanded version of its popular … [Read more...]