The Violence Project: Mass Shooter Database, United States, 1966-2020 (ICPSR 38400)
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Jillian Peterson, Hamline University;
James Densley, Metropolitan State University
This is an external resource to which ICPSR links as a courtesy. These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via The Violence Project: Mass Shooter Database, United States, 1966-2020) directly for details on obtaining these resources.
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The Violence Project's Mass Shooter Database contains data on shooters, their backgrounds, guns and motivations. Data are drawn from open sources such as social media sites and online newspapers. The Database includes over 160 variables on all mass public shootings in the United States since 1966. The Violence Project also provides detailed study methodology and research codebook.