Active shooter incidents: 34 in 2025, 24 in 2024, 48 in 2023, 50 in 2022, 61 in 2021
Total Incidents | 34 | 24 | 48 | 50 | 61
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Casualties excluding shooters: 166 in 2025, 106 in 2024, 244, 313 and 243 earlier
166 | 106 | 244 | 313 | 243 Casualties (Excluding Shooters) | 51 killed 115 wounded | 23 killed 83 wounded | 105 killed 139 wounded | 100 killed 213 wounded | 103 killed 140 wounded
Incidents meeting mass killing definition: 7 in 2025, 3, 15, 13 and 12 earlier
Met “Mass Killing” Definition | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12
Law enforcement officers killed: 3 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 2, 1 and 2 earlier
LE Officers Killed | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2
Law enforcement officers wounded: 5 in 2025 and 2024, 12, 21 and 5 earlier
LE Officers Wounded | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 5
LE gunfire exchanges with shooters: 5 in 2025, 6, 12, 9 and 17 in prior years
LE Gunfire Exchange w/ Shooter | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 17
Shooter gender: 34 male in 2025; mostly male each year with few female shooters
34 Male | 22 Male | 48 Male | 48 Male | 60 Male Shooter Gender | 3 Female | 1 Female | 1 Female | 1 Female 1 Unknown
Shooters wearing body armor: 1 in 2025, none in 2024, 5, 4 and 2 earlier
Shooters Wore Body Armor | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 2
Shooter suicides: 10 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 7, 9 and 11 earlier
Shooters Committed Suicide | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11
Shooters killed by law enforcement: 5 in 2025 and 2024, 12, 7 and 14 earlier
Shooters Killed by LE | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 14
Two shooters killed by security in 2025, none in 2021-2024
Shooter Killed by Security | 2 | - | - | - | -
Shooters killed by citizens: 2 in 2022 and 4 in 2021, none since
Shooters Killed by Citizen | - | - | - | 2 | 4
Shooters apprehended by LE: 16 in 2025, 14 in 2024, 30 each in 2021-2023
Shooters Apprehended by LE | 16 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30
Shooters remaining at large: 1 in 2025, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2021
Shooters At Large | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1
A 2021 shooter who died in a vehicle crash is excluded from the table
*One shooter died in a motor vehicle crash and is not included in this table.
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