Geography

Cases Per Month

50100150200IncidentsMass Shoting Incidents since 2018 by State

Looking at this map, we can see that Illinois, California, and Texas have had the most mass shooting events. Diving further, if you look at all the states that have had more than 100 incidents since 2018, you will see that they all have major cities within them.

Incidents per State (Bar Graph)

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUnited States Virgin IslandsUtahVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.Washington, D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyoming050100150200250
StateTotal Cases

This bar graph contains the same data as the map; however, it better illistrates the magnitude in which some states experience more mass shootings than others.

Total Affect per State

IllinoisTexasCaliforniaFloridaLouisianaPennsylvaniaNew YorkOhioGeorgiaNorth CarolinaMichiganMissouriSouth CarolinaTennesseeMaryland020040060080010001200
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It is no surpise that the states with the most mass shootings (Illinois, California, and Texas), are also the states that have had the most people affected by them.