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In 2009 and 2010, Tennessee had the highest rate of violent gun crime of any US state, although less than that of Washington D.C. Tennessee ranked highest in the nation for the rate of aggravated assaults with a firearm, and ranked fifth-worst in robberies. [1] In 2014, 240,295 crimes were reported, including 371 murders. [2]
Deadliest mass shootings in the United States Rank Peak Incident Location Deaths Injuries Year Ref; 1 1 Las Vegas shooting† Paradise, Nevada: LV 60 LV ≈ 867 2017 [1] 2 1 Pulse nightclub shooting† Orlando, Florida: 49 P 58 2016 [2] 3 1 Virginia Tech shooting† Blacksburg, Virginia: 32 VT 23 2007 [3] 4 2 Sandy Hook Elementary School ...
On March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian Church in America parochial elementary school in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee when 28-year-old Aiden Hale (born Audrey Elizabeth Hale), a transgender man and former student of the school, [5] [6] [7] killed three nine‑year‑old children and three adults before being shot and killed by ...
In 2019, there were 417 such assaults. In 2020, there were 610—nearly two mass shootings per day—killing 513 people and injuring 2,543. But mass shootings represent a tiny fragment of the problem.
There were 614 mass shootings in 2020 that fit the inclusion criteria of this article, resulting in 446 deaths and 2,515 injuries, for a total of 2,961 victims. Compared to the previous year, there were 180 more incidents. However, according to Statista the number is only 2 for 2020 compared to 10 mass shootings in 2019. [8]
Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation's staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never ...
A hotel employee gunned down four of his workers at a hotel, then fled the scene to kill a woman after she refused to give up her car. Three others were wounded during the spree shootings. [10] December 5, 1999 Baltimore, Maryland: 5 0 5: Five women were found shot to death in a row house. [11] November 2, 1999 Honolulu, Hawaii: 7 0 7
2024 For a more comprehensive list, see List of mass shootings in the United States in 2024. Date Location Dead Injured Total Description November 10, 2024 Tuskegee, Alabama 1 12 13 Tuskegee University shooting: During the 100th homecoming week celebration at Tuskegee University, a man opened fire on campus, killing an unaffiliated teen and wounding twelve others, including students. Four ...