There have already been more than 250 mass shootings this year in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Thirty-eight have taken place since a rampage at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., left 19 children and two teachers dead on May 24. Just this past weekend, mass shootings in multiple cities killed 11 and wounded more than 60.
Mass shootings, where four or more people — not including the shooter — are injured or killed, have averaged more than one per day so far this year. Not a single week in 2022 has passed without at least four mass shootings.
January 2022
34 mass shootings
13 days with NONE
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
February
36 mass shootings
8 days with NONE
March
42 mass shootings
10 days with NONE
April
57 mass shootings
9 days with NONE
May
63 mass shootings
5 days with NONE
Buffalo
Uvalde
June
19 mass shootings*
2 days with NONE
Tulsa
*As of June 7
January 2022
34 mass shootings
13 days with none
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
February
36 mass shootings
8 days with none
March
42 mass shootings
10 days with none
April
57 mass shootings
9 days with none
May
63 mass shootings
5 days with none
Buffalo
Uvalde
June
19 mass shootings*
2 days with none
Tulsa
*As of June 7
February
January 2022
36 mass shootings
8 days with NONE
34 mass shootings
13 days with NONE
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Fri.
Thurs.
April
March
57 mass shootings
9 days with NONE
42 mass shootings
10 days with NONE
May
June
63 mass shootings
5 days with NONE
19 mass shootings*
2 days with NONE
Tulsa
Buffalo
Uvalde
*As of June 7
February
January 2022
36 mass shootings
8 days with NONE
34 mass shootings
13 days with NONE
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
April
March
57 mass shootings
9 days with NONE
42 mass shootings
10 days with NONE
May
June
63 mass shootings
5 days with NONE
19 mass shootings*
2 dayS with NONE
Tulsa
Buffalo
Uvalde
*As of June 7
January 2022
February
March
42 mass shootings
10 days with NONE
36 mass shootings
8 days with NONE
34 mass shootings
13 days with NONE
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
April
May
June
57 mass shootings
9 days with NONE
63 mass shootings
5 days with NONE
19 mass shootings*
2 dayS with NONE
Tulsa
Buffalo
Uvalde
*As of June 7
Mass shootings have been on the rise in recent years. In 2021, almost 700 such incidents occurred, a jump from the 611 in 2020 and 417 in 2019. Before that, incidents had not topped 400 annually since the Gun Violence Archive started tracking in 2014.
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This year is on pace with last year’s high when comparing the same time period.
Mass shootings in the first five months
of the year
2014
91
2015
116
2016
121
2017
141
2018
106
2019
147
2020
155
2021
240
2022
232
Mass shootings in the first five months of the year
2014
91
2015
116
2016
121
2017
141
2018
106
2019
147
2020
155
2021
240
2022
232
240
Mass shootings in the first five months of the year
232
155
147
141
121
116
106
91
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
The toll is immense. Mass shootings have killed 256 people and injured 1,010 more through the end of May.
A previous version of the article showed an incorrect date for the Uvalde school shooting.
Andrew Jeong contributed to this report. Data is from the Gun Violence Archive.
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