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2021 Mass Shooting Statistics

Mass shootings

Number of mass shootings : 638 in 2021

Perpetrators

Mass shootings with a known perpetratror : 228 Mass shootings with an unknown perpetrator : 410

Perpetrators by race :
Black 193 (75%)
White 31 (12%)
Latino 31 (12%)
Asian 4 (2%)
Perpetrators by gender :
Male 314 (95%)
Female 9 (3%)
Unknown 6 (2%)
Perpetrators by age :
12 and under 0 (0%)
13 -17 47 (15%)
18 - 25 144 (46%)
26 - 35 78 (25%)
36 - 45 27 (9%)
45+ 14 (5%)

Victims

Total victims : 3269 Total wounded : 2617 Total killed : 652

Trends

Mass shootings by month in 2021

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 Solved
35
14
39
22
47
19
51
25
52
18
77
17
83
22
59
17
66
26
64
21
46
21
19
6
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Locations

Locations of mass shootings by percent
Street/Road

127 (20%)
Party

119 (19%)
Business/Parking lot

109 (17%)
Home/Residential area

95 (15%)
Unspecified/Other

72 (11%)
Bar/Nightclub

61 (10%)
Park/Playground/Beach

34 (5%)
Memorial/Vigil

17 (3%)

Motives

Motives of mass shootings by percent
Unknown/Unclear

346 (54%)
Fight escalation/Retribution

128 (20%)
Targeted shooting

75 (12%)
Domestic violence

32 (5%)
Gang/Drug related

28 (4%)

Mass shootings heat map

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Top 10s

Top ten states for mass shootings
1
Illinois
80
2
Texas
53
3
California
41
4
New York
36
5
Florida
31
6
Louisiana
29
7
Ohio
29
8
Pennsylvania
27
9
Michigan
25
10
Alabama
24
Top ten cities for mass shootings
1
Chicago
58
2
Philadelphia
18
3
Houston
17
4
New York City
15
5
Washington DC
12
6
Detroit
12
7
Baltimore
11
8
New Orleans
9
9
Indianapolis
8
10
Oakland
8
Top ten states for unsolved mass shootings
1
Illinois
69
2
Texas
31
3
New York
28
4
California
27
5
Ohio
20
6
Pennsylvania
20
7
Louisiana
18
8
Florida
17
9
Michigan
17
10
North Carolina
14
Top ten cities for unsolved mass shootings
1
Chicago
55
2
Philadelphia
17
3
New York City
11
4
Houston
11
5
Baltimore
11
6
Detroit
9
7
Washington DC
8
8
Oakland
8
9
Columbus
7
10
New Orleans
6