Active Shooter Incidents Increased by 90 Percent in Latest 5-Year Period, FBI Report Finds

Published on June 25, 2024

Active shooter incidents increased nearly 90 percent in the period from 2019 to 2023 compared to the previous five years, according to a report released by the FBI on Monday. The agency identified 229 active shooter incidents in the past five years, compared with 121 in the 2014–2018 period, the study revealed. The data do not encompass all gun-related incidents across the country, said the FBI, which defines an active shooter as “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area.” The data also exclude shootings in which someone was acting in self-defense, drug or gang-related violence, or other criminal activity....

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