Between 1982 and May 2022, 68 out of the 127 mass shootings in the United States were carried out by white shooters. By comparison, the perpetrator was African American in 21 mass shootings, and Latino in 10. When calculated as percentages, this amounts to 53 percent, 16 percent, and eight percent respectively.
Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and May 2022, by shooter's race or ethnicity
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Mother Jones. (May 14, 2022). Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and May 2022, by shooter's race or ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/
Mother Jones. "Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and May 2022, by shooter's race or ethnicity." Chart. May 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/
Mother Jones. (2022). Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and May 2022, by shooter's race or ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/
Mother Jones. "Number of Mass Shootings in The United States between 1982 and May 2022, by Shooter's Race or Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/
Mother Jones, Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and May 2022, by shooter's race or ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/ (last visited May 21, 2022)





