According to a recent study, an average of 51 people are killed in mass shootings in the United States each year. The death toll from such crimes is at an all-time high, the authors of the US government-funded investigation said on Friday. Compared to the 51 deaths in the years 2015 to 2019, there were eight deaths per year in the 1970s.
The researchers examined a total of 172 “mass shootings” between 1966 and 2019 – acts in which more than four people were killed. More than half happened after the turn of the millennium, and a fifth between 2010 and 2019. Almost half of the perpetrators hinted at their plans in advance to family members, friends, the police or strangers.
Accessed on February 5, 2022 at 12:13 p.m. at https://www.sn.at/panorama/international/studie-immer-mehr-tote-bei-masseschiessereien-in-den-usa-116575471