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Number of victims of mass shootings in western democratic countries as of 2012

 

Number of victims of the worst mass shootings in western democratic countries from 1966 to 2012

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Western democracies; 1966 to 2012 Source: AP; New York Times


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The statistic shows the number of victims of the worst mass shootings in western democratic countries from 1966 to 2012. On December 14, 2012, a gunman killed 26 people - 20 of them children aged 5 to 10 - in a shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. He committed suicide afterwards.

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Society , Justice & Legal
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Survey time period 1966 to 2012
Object of investigation Victims of mass shootings in western democratic countries
Region Western democracies
Macroregion Trans-Continental only (with GER)
Type Ranking
Category other
Relevance 3
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Published by Associated Press, New York Times
Release date December 2012
Further information This statistic has been compiled from various press reports from AP and the New York Times.
Due to this fact the list may not be complete.
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