As of September 4, eight people were killed in mass shootings in the United States in 2024. A total 1,159 victims were fatally injured during mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 4, 2024.
Number of victims of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024
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. (December 5, 2024). Number of victims of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/811504/mass-shooting-victims-in-the-united-states-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
Mother Jones. "Number of victims of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024." Chart. December 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811504/mass-shooting-victims-in-the-united-states-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
Mother Jones. (2024). Number of victims of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811504/mass-shooting-victims-in-the-united-states-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
Mother Jones. "Number of Victims of Mass Shootings in The United States between 1982 and September 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/811504/mass-shooting-victims-in-the-united-states-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
Mother Jones, Number of victims of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/811504/mass-shooting-victims-in-the-united-states-by-fatalities-and-injuries/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Number of victims of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024 [Graph], Mother Jones, December 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/811504/mass-shooting-victims-in-the-united-states-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
