On October 1, 2017, the highest number of fatalities from a mass shooting in the United States was recorded when Stephen Paddock attacked a crowd of concert-goers on the Las Vegas strip, killing 58 and injuring 546 others, then taking his own life before authorities could apprehend him. Most recently, one of the worst mass shootings in the U.S. occurred in Maine on October 26, 2023, when Robert Card, an Army reservist and firearms instructor, opened fire in a bowling alley and a bar, killing 18 and injuring 13 others. Card then became the focus of a two-day-long manhunt, until he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.
Number of victims of the worst mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024
The 25 mass shootings with the most fatalities are shown.
Since 2013, the source defines a mass shooting as any single attack in a public place with three or more fatalities, in line with the definition by the FBI. Before 2013, a mass shooting was defined as any single attack in a public place with four or more fatalities.
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Mother Jones. (September 4, 2024). Number of victims of the worst mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476101/worst-mass-shootings-in-the-us/
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Mother Jones. (2024). Number of victims of the worst mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476101/worst-mass-shootings-in-the-us/
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