From 1966 to 2021, there has been a variety of different motives behind mass shootings in the United States. Symptoms of psychosis, regardless of the extent, were the most likely motive of mass shooters, accounting for 30.2 percent, followed by employment, interpersonal conflict, domestic spillage, and relationship issues.
Share of mass shooters with various motivations behind mass shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2021
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The Violence Project. (June 1, 2021). Share of mass shooters with various motivations behind mass shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384790/motivations-of-mass-shooters-us/
The Violence Project. "Share of mass shooters with various motivations behind mass shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2021." Chart. June 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384790/motivations-of-mass-shooters-us/
The Violence Project. (2021). Share of mass shooters with various motivations behind mass shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384790/motivations-of-mass-shooters-us/
The Violence Project. "Share of Mass Shooters with Various Motivations behind Mass Shootings in The United States from 1966 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384790/motivations-of-mass-shooters-us/
The Violence Project, Share of mass shooters with various motivations behind mass shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384790/motivations-of-mass-shooters-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of mass shooters with various motivations behind mass shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2021 [Graph], The Violence Project, June 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384790/motivations-of-mass-shooters-us/
