There were public mass shootings in the United States in every year between 1998 and 2019, resulting in a total of almost 1,900 casualties. When compared with the number of victims of mass shootings in all other developed nations (based on UN specifications), the United States' figure is often higher than all of these countries combined. There were notable exceptions, such as the attacks in Paris on the evening of November 13. 2015, which resulted in 130 deaths and 416 injuries (the same year the Charlie Hebdo shooting killed 12 people and injured 11 more), the 2011 attacks in Oslo and Utøya, Norway and Liège, Belgium which had a combined casualty count of 240 due to gunfire. In the United States, the deadliest mass shooting in this time was the Las Vegas Strip massacre in 2017.
Comparison of the annual number of mass shooting casualties in the United States and all other developed countries combined from 1998 to 2019
Characteristic
United States
All other developed countries
2019
159
124
2018
122
39
2017
561
25
2016
131
24
2015
79
611
2014
32
4
2013
46
14
2012
145
12
2011
39
262
2010
31
45
2009
103
29
2008
61
11
2007
87
9
2006
25
0
2005
30
0
2004
21
0
2003
29
6
2002
6
44
2001
22
46
2000
13
0
1999
104
31
1998
45
18
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According to the source: Mass shootings are defined as gun-violence incidents in a public locations within a 24-hour period that result in four or more deaths, excluding the perpetrator, with victims chosen at random or for their symbolic value. They exclude incidents involving profit-driven criminal activity, state-sponsored violence and familicide.
Figures may not match other statistics on the platform due to varying methodologies. Figures appear to include victims of gunfire only, and not casualties of non-gunfire attacks (such as bombings, stabbings, injuries, etc)
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CNN. (February 15, 2024). Comparison of the annual number of mass shooting casualties in the United States and all other developed countries combined from 1998 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386759/mass-shootings-us-other-developed-world/
CNN. "Comparison of the annual number of mass shooting casualties in the United States and all other developed countries combined from 1998 to 2019." Chart. February 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386759/mass-shootings-us-other-developed-world/
CNN. (2024). Comparison of the annual number of mass shooting casualties in the United States and all other developed countries combined from 1998 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386759/mass-shootings-us-other-developed-world/
CNN. "Comparison of The Annual Number of Mass Shooting Casualties in The United States and All Other Developed Countries Combined from 1998 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386759/mass-shootings-us-other-developed-world/
CNN, Comparison of the annual number of mass shooting casualties in the United States and all other developed countries combined from 1998 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386759/mass-shootings-us-other-developed-world/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Comparison of the annual number of mass shooting casualties in the United States and all other developed countries combined from 1998 to 2019 [Graph], CNN, February 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386759/mass-shootings-us-other-developed-world/
