Here’s a breakdown of the FBI’s data for “active” shootings over the past five years:
Here’s the number of “mass” shootings for the same timeframe from the Gun Violence Archive [GVA]:
According to their new report titled: “Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2020,” the FBI defines active shootings as:
Shootings were excluded from the FBI’s list if they were the result of:
By comparison, the Gun Violence Archive, or GVA, excludes nothing, even if the shooting is gang or drug related – the two main causes of most violence in the country today.
GVA believes that equal importance is given to the counting of those injured as well as killed in a mass shooting incident,” their website states.
Of the active shootings that occurred last year, the FBI found that “none of the total 40 incidents occurred in educational environments, health care facilities, or houses of worship.”
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FBI report Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2020 cite:
www.fbi.gov
2016: 20
2017: 31
2018: 30
2019: 30
2020: 40
Here’s the number of “mass” shootings for the same timeframe from the Gun Violence Archive [GVA]:
2016: 382
2017: 346
2018: 337
2019: 417
2020: No data posted
According to their new report titled: “Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2020,” the FBI defines active shootings as:
Shootings in public places
Shootings occurring at more than one location
Shootings where the shooter’s actions were not the result of another criminal act
Shootings resulting in a mass killing
Shootings indicating apparent spontaneity by the shooter
Shootings where the shooter appeared to methodically search for potential victims
Shootings that appeared focused on injury to people, not buildings or objects
Shootings were excluded from the FBI’s list if they were the result of:
Self-defense
Gang violence
Drug violence
Contained residential or domestic disputes
Controlled barricade/hostage situations
Crossfire as a byproduct of another ongoing criminal act
An action that appeared not to have put other people in peril
By comparison, the Gun Violence Archive, or GVA, excludes nothing, even if the shooting is gang or drug related – the two main causes of most violence in the country today.
GVA believes that equal importance is given to the counting of those injured as well as killed in a mass shooting incident,” their website states.
Of the active shootings that occurred last year, the FBI found that “none of the total 40 incidents occurred in educational environments, health care facilities, or houses of worship.”
New FBI data shows number of mass shootings 10-times lower than media reports
From the The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project
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FBI report Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2020 cite:
Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2020 | Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI has designated 40 shootings in 2020 as active shooter incidents. The FBI defines an active shooter as one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.
www.fbi.gov
