The Gun Violence Archive

The first two months of U.S. gun violence in 2026, as of March 2nd: •2,023 gun deaths •3,355 gun injuries •58 mass shootings •4 mass murders •98 children shot •490 teenagers shot •132 incidents of defensive gun use •188 unintentional shootings •85 murder-suicides

American gun violence data in 2026, as of 3/26: –2,869 deaths –4,847 injuries –85 mass shootings –5 mass murders –42 children killed | 94 children injured –186 teens killed | 527 teens injured –193 defensive use incidents –289 unintentional shootings –123 murder-suicides

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There have been 84 American mass shootings in 30 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 84 days of 2026. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-s…

The U.S. has witnessed at least 285 unintentional (accidental/negligent) shootings so far in 2026 - an approximate average of 3.4 per day. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/accide…

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Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been 26 American mass shootings in the 23 days of March, bringing 2026’s total to 80. January: 25 February: 29 March: 26 There were 53 mass shootings by this date last year.

Real-time U.S. gun violence statistics for 2026, as of March 23rd: •2,747 gun deaths •4,678 gun injuries •80 mass shootings •5 mass murders •127 children (0-11) shot •682 teenagers (12-17) shot •181 defensive use incidents •277 unintentional shootings •118 murder-suicides

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American gun violence data in 2026, as of 3/12: –2,601 deaths –4,358 injuries –68 mass shootings –5 mass murders –38 children killed | 85 children injured –163 teens killed | 463 teens injured –177 defensive use incidents –260 unintentional shootings –115 murder-suicides

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YTD comparison of U.S. gun violence, last year vs. this year. So far, 2026 has seen: ↓ Fewer gun deaths ↓ Fewer gun injuries ↓ Fewer children shot ↓ Fewer teenagers shot ↑ More mass shootings ↓ Fewer defensive use incidents ↓ Fewer unintentional shootings ↓ Fewer murder-suicides

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“There were about 11,500 shooting incidents last year within 500 yards of a school, according to a Get the Facts Data Team analysis of data provided by the Gun Violence Data Hub.” wlky.com/article/shooti… | @WLKY

United States mass shootings by year: -2014: 271 -2015: 332 -2016: 383 -2017: 346 -2018: 335 -2019: 414 -2020: 610 -2021: 690 -2022: 645 -2023: 660 -2024: 503 -2025: 407 -2026: 68 [20% of the year complete]

There have been 68 American mass shootings in 25 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 76 days of 2026. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-s…

The U.S. has witnessed over 250 accidental (unintentional/negligent) shootings so far in 2026 - an approximate average of 3.4 each day. gunviolencearchive.org/reports/accide…