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These are lists of the most notable mass shootings in the United States that have occurred since 1900:

Mass shootings are incidents involving several victims of firearm-related violence. The precise inclusion criteria are disputed, and there is no broadly accepted definition.[1][2] Only shootings that have Wikipedia articles of their own are included in this list. Detailed lists of mass shootings can be found per year at their respective pages.

The Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group that tracks shootings and their characteristics in the United States, defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people, excluding the perpetrator(s), are shot in one location at roughly the same time,[3] with the FBI having a minimum of three. The Congressional Research Service narrows that definition further, only considering what it defines as "public mass shootings", and only considering victims as those who are killed, excluding any victims who survive.[2] The Washington Post and Mother Jones use similar definitions, with the latter acknowledging that their definition "is a conservative measure of the problem", as many rampages with fewer fatalities occur.[4][5] The crowdsourced Mass Shooting Tracker project uses a looser definition than the Gun Violence Archive's definition: four people shot in one incident regardless of the circumstances.[6]

Larger documentation of mass shootings in the United States has occurred through independent and scholarly studies such as the Stanford University Mass Shootings in America Data Project.[4][7]

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There are varying definitions of a mass shooting. Listed roughly from broadest to most restrictive:

  • Stanford MSA Data Project: three or more persons shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at one location, at roughly the same time. Excluded are shootings associated with organized crime, gangs or drug wars.[7]
  • Mass Shooting Tracker: 4+ shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time.[6]
  • Gun Violence Archive/Vox: 4+ shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at one location, at roughly the same time.[3]
  • Mother Jones: 3+ shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at a public place, excluding gang-related killings.[8]
  • The Washington Post: 4+ shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at a public place, excluding gang-related killings.[4]
  • Congressional Research Service: 4+ shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at a public place, excluding gang-related killings, acts carried out that were inspired by criminal profit, and terrorism.[2]

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Summary list since 2018 which includes all mass shooting events, deaths, injuries, and victims documented across Wikipedia. Sources for these statistics can be found in the corresponding articles.

Year Events Dead Injured Victims
2025 341 331 1494 1825
2024 586 711 2375 3086
2023 600 739 2440 3179
2022 695 762 2902 3664
2021 690 431 1688 2125
2020 615 521 2541 3062
2019 434 517 1643 2160
2018 323 387 1283 1670
Data compiled from gunviolencearchive.gov

Server gunviolencearchive.gov provides data about mass shootings from the beginning of 2013, including the date, U.S. city and state, number of killed, number of wounded, perpetrators, and sources on internet. Following are some reports out of this data.

Summary for the years 2013 through 2017 (inclusive) with at least 4 victims per event.

Year Events Dead Injured Victims
2017 434 600 1994 2594
2016 479 606 1790 2396
2015 371 469 1387 1856
2014 325 364 1213 1577
2013 339 467 1176 1643

Summary for the years 2013 through 2017 (inclusive) with at least 4 people killed per event.

Year Events Dead Injured Victims
2017 249 600 1113 1713
2016 270 606 851 1457
2015 212 469 622 1091
2014 180 364 512 876
2013 209 467 551 1018

Top 10 U.S. States with most mass shootings each year.

Year States with most mass shootings
2024 (Jan–Jul) FL/IL (31), CA (26), TX (22), PA (21), MO (19), MS/AL (18), GA/NC (16)
2023 CA (58), IL (54), FL/PA/NC (36), OH (35), LA (33), GA (30), MS (26), TN (25)
2022 TX (63), IL (61), CA (58), GA/PA (39), NY (36), FL (34), LA (33), MI (29), NC (27)
2021 IL (91), TX (72), CA (54), OH (43), NY (41), PA/LA (39), FL (34), AL (31), MI/GA (28)
2020 IL (77), TX (50), CA (44), FL (41), NY (39), PA (36), LA (33), MO (27), OH (26), MI (25)
2019 CA (54), IL (45), TX (42), LA (28), MD (25), PA (24), OH (21), GA/FL (20), MO (19)
2018 CA (45), IL (41), FL (37), TN (23), TX (21), PA (20), MO (19), NC/NY/AL (17)
2017 CA (49), IL (41), TX (30), FL (29), OH (26), PA (20), LA (19), NY/TN (15), NJ (14),
2016 CA (52), IL (46), TX (44), FL (35), GA (23), AL (22), NY/LA (17), OH (16), TN (15),
2015 FL (30), CA (28), IL (26), NY (22), GA/TX (21), LA (18), OH (16), MD/PA (14)
2014 CA (43), IL (33), FL (22), TX (21), GA (19), MI (15), NY/TN/PA (13), LA (12)
2013 CA (47), FL/IL (21), NC (17), NY (16), MI/TX/PA (15), MO (13), TN/VA/OH (11)

Deadliest months in the U.S. (regarding mass shootings) each year.

Year Deadliest months
2024 (Jan–Jul) Jun (80), Jul (70), May (54), Jan (46), Mar (44)
2023 Jul (92), May (88), Jun (80), Apr (75), Oct (70)
2022 Jul (103), Aug (78), Jun (77), Sep (76), May (74)
2021 Jun (98), Jul (95), May (92), Oct (83), Aug (81)
2020 Jun (106), Jul (101), Aug (83), Sep (70), May (70)
2019 Jun (60), Jul (57), Aug (56), May (53), Dec (44)
2018 Jul (60), Jun (59), Sep (41), May (38), Aug (37)
2017 Jul (46), Apr (46), Jun (44), Jan (43), Aug (41)
2016 Jul (59), Jun (53), Aug (51), Nov (43), Sep (42)
2015 Jul (45), Jun (42), Aug (41), May (38), Sep (38)
2014 Aug (50), Jul (34), May (29), Sep (28), Dec (27)
2013 Jun (39), Jul (38), May (34), Sep (33), Aug (32)

Months with most mass shooting events.

Month Events
July 800
June 763
August 632
May 631
September 521
April 511
October 501
November 425
March 416
January 403
February 373
December 360

Months with most casualties in mass shootings.

Month Dead
June 826
July 784
May 729
October 690
August 644
January 633
April 606
February 567
November 561
September 537
March 524
December 487
US Mass Shootings, 1982–2024 – Data From Mother Jones’ Investigation

Data from the article from Mother Jones[9] compile data about 150 mass shootings from 1982, 22 of which classifies as a "Sprees". The data reveal, among other things:

  • the age of perpetrator(s). The youngest was 11, the oldest 72, the average is 33 years and 8 months.
  • the gender of perpetrator(s). Out of 150 events listed, 144 of them are committed by males, 4 by females, 2 by male and female. First shooting perpetrated by a female from the list is from 2006.
  • the environment: 35.3% workplace, 15.3% school, 5.3% religious, 4% military, 36.7% other.
  • whether the weapon was obtained legally: yes (in 64.7% of all cases); no (10.6%), unknown/to be determined (24.7%)
  • the ethnicity of perpetrator(s): white (54% of all cases), black (17.3%), Latino (8%), Asian (6.7%), Native American (2%)

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References

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  1. ^ Borchers, Callum (October 4, 2017). "The vague definition of 'mass shooting' complicates media coverage". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2018. ...'mass shooting' is a term without a universally-accepted definition.
  2. ^ a b c Bjelopera, Jerome (March 18, 2013). "Public Mass Shootings in the United States" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2018. There is no broadly agreed-to, specific conceptualization of this issue, so this report uses its own definition for public mass shootings.
  3. ^ a b "General Methodology". Gun Violence Archive. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Berkowitz, Bonnie; Lu, Denise; Alcantara, Chris (September 14, 2018). "More than 50 years of U.S. mass shootings: The victims, sites, killers and weapons". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Follman, Mark; Aronsen, Gavin; Pan, Deanna (September 20, 2018). "A Guide to Mass Shootings in America". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "About the Mass Shooting Tracker". Mass Shooting Tracker. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Mass Shootings in America". Stanford Libraries. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Follman, Mark (August 24, 2012). "What Exactly Is a Mass Shooting?". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "US Mass Shootings, 1982–2024: Data From Mother Jones' Investigation". Mother Jones. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
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