U.S. mass shootings continue unabated

A mass shooting that killed two people at a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, is the 279th such crime in the U.S. in 2023 – with the number of fatalities rising to 345

COAST TO COAST: U.S. daily mass shootings, Jan 1-Jun 6, 2023

UNITED STATES

Injuries
Deaths

70      
60
50
40
30
20
10
0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
                                                                
COMPARISON OF CASUALTIES: Jan 1-Jun 6 period over last 10 years

2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014

345
272
265
144
153
129
173
145
142
89

1,114
1,062
1,030
660
586
441
542
472
449
385


                  
Mass shooting defined as four or more people shot or killed, not including shooter Sources: AP, Reuters, Gun Violence Archive
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