Report: There have been 419 large-scale shooting incidents in the United States this year, with an average of two violent incidents per day | Firearms | United States
At the scene of a shooting in the United States
According to Axios Online News on July 31st, data compiled by Gun Violence Archive shows that there have been 419 large-scale shooting incidents in the United States so far this year, with an average of two incidents per day, which is expected to match or exceed the record of the most large-scale shooting incidents in the previous year.
Data shows that gun violence incidents across the United States have caused up to 25000 deaths so far this year, with 153 days remaining until the end of 2023. This is equivalent to an average of 118 people dying from gun violence every day, including nearly 1 child aged 0 to 11 and over 4 adolescents aged 12 to 17. In addition, over 22000 people have been injured due to gun violence so far this year, including over 400 children and 2400 adolescents.
However, these statistics do not reflect the complete scope of gun violence in the United States. The statistics do not include thousands of parents who have lost their children, nor do they include thousands of families who have permanently disappeared from gun violence. The report further states that these data are not sufficient to highlight the severity of thousands of injuries caused by gun violence.
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GVA defines a large-scale shooting incident as an incident in which at least four people, excluding the gunman, were shot dead or injured. The year with the highest number of large-scale shooting incidents was 2021. From that year to the end of July, there were a total of 401 large-scale shooting incidents in the United States, with an average of 1.9 incidents per day throughout the year.
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