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There have already been nearly 600 mass shootings this year in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
The shooting in the University of Virginia in Charlottesville that left three people dead was one of the nine mass shootings over the weekend. It comes nearly six months after a rampage at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., left 19 children and two teachers dead on May 24. Since then, there have been 385 mass shootings across the country.
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.
Mass shootings have been on the rise in recent years. In 2021, almost 700 such incidents occurred, a jump from the 610 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.
The toll is immense. Mass shootings have killed 611 people and injured 2,507 more through November 14th.
correction
A previous version of the article showed an incorrect date for the Uvalde school shooting.
