There have already been more than 300 mass shootings this year in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill. that left six people dead and dozens injured was one of fourteen mass shootings over the long weekend. There have been just over 100 since a rampage at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., left 19 children and two teachers dead on May 24.
There have been over 300 mass shootings so far in 2022
Mass shootings, where four or more people — not including the shooter — are injured or killed, have averaged more than one per day so far this year. Not a single week in 2022 has passed without at least four mass shootings.
January 2022
34 mass shootings
13 days with NONE
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
February
36 mass shootings
8 days with NONE
March
42 mass shootings
10 days with NONE
April
57 mass shootings
9 days with NONE
May
63 mass shootings
5 days with NONE
Buffalo
Uvalde
June
65 mass shootings
6 dayS with NONE
Tulsa
July
17 mass shootings*
0 dayS with NONE
*As of June 7
January 2022
34 mass shootings
13 days with none
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
February
36 mass shootings
8 days with none
March
42 mass shootings
10 days with none
April
57 mass shootings
9 days with none
May
63 mass shootings
5 days with none
Buffalo
Uvalde
June
65 mass shootings
6 dayS with NONE
Tulsa
July
17 mass shootings*
0 dayS with NONE
*As of July 4
February
January 2022
36 mass shootings
8 days with NONE
34 mass shootings
13 days with NONE
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Fri.
Thurs.
April
March
57 mass shootings
9 days with NONE
42 mass shootings
10 days with NONE
May
June
63 mass shootings
5 days with NONE
65 mass shootings
6 dayS with NONE
Tulsa
Buffalo
Uvalde
July
17 mass shootings*
0 dayS with NONE
*As of July 4
February
January 2022
36 mass shootings
8 days with NONE
34 mass shootings
13 days with NONE
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
April
March
57 mass shootings
9 days with NONE
42 mass shootings
10 days with NONE
May
June
63 mass shootings
5 days with NONE
65 mass shootings
6 dayS with NONE
Tulsa
Buffalo
Uvalde
July
17 mass shootings*
0 dayS with NONE
*As of July 4
January 2022
February
March
42 mass shootings
10 days with NONE
36 mass shootings
8 days with NONE
34 mass shootings
13 days with NONE
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
April
May
June
57 mass shootings
9 days with NONE
63 mass shootings
5 days with NONE
65 mass shootings
6 dayS with NONE
Tulsa
Buffalo
Uvalde
July
17 mass shootings*
0 dayS with NONE
*As of July 4
Mass shootings have been on the rise in recent years. In 2021, almost 700 such incidents occurred, a jump from the 611 in 2020 and 417 in 2019. Before that, incidents had not topped 400 annually since the Gun Violence Archive started tracking in 2014.
This year is on pace with last year’s high when comparing the same time period.
Mass shootings through July 4
of each year
121
2014
158
2015
174
2016
187
2017
162
2018
207
2019
265
2020
338
2021
314
2022
Mass shootings through July 4 of each year
121
2014
158
2015
174
2016
187
2017
162
2018
207
2019
265
2020
338
2021
314
2022
Mass shootings through July 4 of each year
338
314
265
207
187
174
162
158
121
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
The toll is immense. Mass shootings have killed 343 people and injured 1,391 more through July 4th.
correction
A previous version of the article showed an incorrect date for the Uvalde school shooting.
Data is from the Gun Violence Archive.