A government-funded study released today sheds light on the rising trend of mass armed attacks in the United States, showing that the number of Americans dying in mass armed attacks is increasing and most people who commit such acts of violence have a history of trauma or were in a state of crisis.
The Violence Project, funded by the Ministry of Justice’s National Institute of Justice, looked at 172 massive armed attacks (killing 4 or more people, as defined) dating back more than 50 years.
He found that of all the armed attacks of this kind, committed between 1966 and 2019, more than half took place between 2000, with 20% of them recorded between 2010 and 2019. The last 5 years of the investigation period , an average of 51 people were killed in mass armed attacks per year, compared to 8 people in the 1970s.
The Department of Justice has revealed some of the highlights of the investigation, a day after President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland met with New York Mayor to seek more investment in local police to combat the recent rise in violence. .
“This study, one of the most extensive assessments of mass armed violence to date, reveals a deeply troubling trend: more Americans are dying at the hands of perpetrators of mass armed attacks than at any time in recent history,” said Amy Solomon, deputy of the Attorney General for the Program Office of the Ministry of Justice.
Researchers analyzed data from massive armed attacks using a publicly available database, which draws on data from sources such as social media and newspapers.
An analysis showed that suicidal ideation is a “strong predictor” for perpetrators of mass armed attacks and that 31% of people who committed such attacks had experienced child trauma, while 80% were “in crisis”.
A large percentage of the perpetrators, 48%, had already leaked their plans to family, friends, law enforcement or foreigners.
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