Analysis of public shooting cases in the US

Ridwan Bello, June 2022

Due to their tragic recurrence in the United States, mass shooting cases generate intense public debate within the US. Like many other public policy issues in the US, this issue gets politicized, with people across the political aisle proposing different causes and solutions to this menace. To inform public debate and policy, I use data extracted from a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) study to lay bare key trends in active shooter events in the United States. Where do mass shootings commonly occur? During what times and days of the week do they often occur? Who are the shooters, what weapons do they use and how do they eventually get stopped at the shooting scene? Find out all these in this data report.