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The frequency and impact of mass shootings in different countries, particularly in Australia and the United States
The U.S. experiences roughly 46,000–47,000 firearm deaths annually in recent years, which translates to about 13–14 gun deaths per 100,000 people on a national, per‑capita basis (13.7 per 100,000 in 2...
The short answer: mass shooters in the United States are not predominantly “liberals” or “conservatives” in the partisan sense—most mass shootings are driven by personal grievances, suicide, mental‑he...
Some people say the Butler, Pennsylvania rally crowd “reacted unusually” to the July shooting because video clips and witness reports captured moments that looked calm, defiant, or even celebratory am...
From 2006–2025 mass killings are characterized by a small number of recurring demographic markers (predominantly male perpetrators with prior violence or criminal records), situational patterns that f...
The available federal and scholarly reporting does not provide a comprehensive count of crimes committed by school faculty "in school" across the entire 20th and 21st centuries, so a single numeric an...