Since 1982, an astonishing 145 mass shootings have been carried out in the United States by male shooters. In contrast, only four mass shootings (defined by the source as a single attack in a public place in which four or more victims were killed) have been carried out by women.
Since 2013, the source defines a mass shooting as any single attack in a public place with three or more fatalities, in line with the definition by the FBI. Before 2013, a mass shooting was defined as any single attack in a public place with four or more fatalities.
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Mother Jones. (September 4, 2024). Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024, by shooter's gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476445/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-gender/?ref=themilsource.com
Mother Jones. "Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024, by shooter's gender." Chart. September 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476445/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-gender/?ref=themilsource.com
Mother Jones. (2024). Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and September 2024, by shooter's gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476445/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-gender/?ref=themilsource.com
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