There have only been six mass killings, with three or more fatalities, in 2025 so far. Five of these were mass shootings.
This amount is tiny compared to 2021-2024. Between 2021 and 2024, we documented 271 mass shootings with 3 or more fatalities.
In 2021, 2022, and 2024, the number of mass shootings with 3 or more fatalities was extremely consistent. 63, 60, and 58. This averages to 5.03 per month.
In 2023, there was a huge spike. That year saw 90 such incidents or an average of 7.5 per month. For the entire four-year period, the average is 5.65 per month.
For the first three months of 2025, there were fewer than a month’s worth of deadly mass shootings compared to 2021-2024.
