Between 1982 and February 2020, 64 out of the 116 mass shootings in the United States were carried out by white shooters. By comparison, the perpetrator was African American in 20 mass shootings, and Latino in 10. When calculated as percentages, this amounts to 55 percent, 18 percent and eight percent respectively.
Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and February 2020, by shooter's race or ethnicity
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Mother Jones. (February 26, 2020). Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and February 2020, by shooter's race or ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2021, 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 February 2020, by shooter's race or ethnicity." Chart. February 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/
Mother Jones. (2020). Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and February 2020, by shooter's race or ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2021. 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 February 2020, by Shooter's Race or Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2020, 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 February 2020, by shooter's race or ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/ (last visited January 09, 2021)





