The Oct. 1 shooting in Las Vegas is merely the worst in a fusillade of killings that have claimed an average of 45 lives per month in the US this year. And that’s down from last year, when 50 people died in mass shootings each month, according to the Mass Shooting Tracker, which compiles data from public press accounts.
The injury rate in the latest massacre was far higher than usual. Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada fired multiple automatic weapons from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel at 22,000 concertgoers below. Eyewitnesses said Paddock fired gunshots for “10 to 15 minutes” as helpless spectators sought cover. Paddock killed about 60 people and injured at least 500, according to the latest counts.
Although the mass shooting—defined in this case as those that kill or injure at least four people—is the deadliest in modern US history, it is the 338th such shooting in America this year. Mass shootings are a public health tragedy that other countries have virtually eliminated, and the US has stood alone in not enacting new policies to prevent them. If history is any guide, more will soon die.
Here is a record of most of the recent shootings, and their causalities.
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Miami, FL | 7 | |
| January 1 | Lexington Co., SC | 4 | |
| January 1 | Dallas, TX | 1 | 3 |
| January 1 | Winstonville, MS | 5 | |
| January 1 | Rockford, IL | 1 | 3 |
| January 3 | Allen, TX | 4 | |
| January 4 | Fontana, CA | 3 | 1 |
| January 5 | Hubbard, OR | 5 | |
| January 6 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 5 | 6 |
| January 6 | Pasadena, CA | 2 | 2 |
| January 7 | Flint, MI | 1 | 3 |
| January 9 | Morehead, KY | 3 | 1 |
| January 11 | Colorado Springs, CO | 4 | |
| January 11 | Chicago (Brighton Park), IL | 1 | 3 |
| January 11 | Newark, NJ | 1 | 3 |
| January 12 | Salinas, CA | 2 | 2 |
| January 12 | Kansas City, MO | 3 | 2 |
| January 13 | Williamsburg, KY | 1 | 3 |
| January 15 | Magnolia, MS | 1 | 4 |
| January 15 | Chicago (East Garfield Park), IL | 1 | 3 |
| January 16 | Miami, FL | 8 | |
| January 16 | Capulin, CO | 3 | 1 |
| January 16 | Houston, TX | 4 | |
| January 20 | Fresno, CA | 4 | |
| January 20 | Panola Co., MS | 1 | 4 |
| January 21 | Memphis, TN | 2 | 2 |
| January 21 | Boynton Beach, FL | 5 | |
| January 21 | Jonesboro, GA | 6 | |
| January 22 | Chicago (West Englewood), IL | 4 | |
| January 22 | Manvel, TX | 3 | 2 |
| January 22 | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 3 |
| January 22 | Atlanta, GA | 3 | 1 |
| January 25 | Chicago (Greater Grand Crossing), IL | 6 | |
| January 26 | Albany, GA | 2 | 3 |
| January 27 | Brownsville, TN | 10 | |
| January 27 | McAllen, TX | 3 | 1 |
| January 29 | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 3 |
| January 29 | Bowie, MD | 3 | 1 |
| January 29 | Shreveport, LA | 1 | 3 |
| January 30 | Minneapolis (Crystal), MN | 4 | |
| January 31 | Memphis, TN | 4 | |
| January 31 | Washington, DC | 4 | |
| February 5 | Jupiter, FL | 3 | 1 |
| February 6 | Yazoo City, MS | 4 | |
| February 6 | Swissvale, PA | 2 | 2 |
| February 7 | Columbia, SC | 4 | |
| February 7 | Little Rock, AR | 1 | 4 |
| February 7 | Morris, OK | 4 | |
| February 8 | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 4 |
| February 9 | Jackson, MS | 4 | |
| February 10 | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 5 |
| February 11 | Chicago (Austin), IL | 1 | 3 |
| February 12 | Newburgh, NY | 1 | 3 |
| February 12 | Savannah, TN | 4 | |
| February 12 | Caruthersville, MO | 1 | 5 |
| February 12 | Greenville, FL | 5 | |
| February 15 | Chicago, IL | 3 | 2 |
| February 15 | Salinas, CA | 4 | |
| February 17 | Binghampton, NY | 4 | |
| February 18 | South Bend, IN | 1 | 3 |
| February 18 | St. Paul, MN | 5 | |
| February 18 | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | |
| February 19 | Madison, WI | 4 | |
| February 19 | Norfolk, VA | 1 | 3 |
| February 19 | Ames, IA | 5 | |
| February 19 | Preston, ID | 4 | |
| February 20 | Cleveland, OH | 5 | |
| February 21 | Toomsuba, MS | 4 | |
| February 21 | Cleveland, OH | 4 | |
| February 22 | Rochester, NY | 4 | |
| February 23 | Newton, KS | 4 | |
| February 25 | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 4 |
| February 25 | Howland, OH | 2 | 3 |
| February 26 | Gary, IN | 1 | 5 |
| February 27 | Newport News, VA | 4 | |
| February 28 | Cincinatti, OH | 6 | |
| March 2 | Washington, DC | 5 | |
| March 3 | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | |
| March 3 | Riverside, CA | 5 | |
| March 4 | Sacramento, CA | 4 | |
| March 4 | Seminole, TX | 2 | 2 |
| March 5 | Topeka, KS | 1 | 4 |
| March 5 | Columbus, GA | 4 | |
| March 6 | El Centro, CA | 4 | |
| March 7 | Chicago (Auburn Gresham), IL | 4 | |
| March 10 | New Orleans (Gentilly), LA | 3 | 1 |
| March 10 | Chicago (Washington Park), IL | 2 | 2 |
| March 10 | St. Charles, IL | 3 | 1 |
| March 15 | New Orleans (Metairie), LA | 4 | 1 |
| March 18 | Detroit, MI | 3 | 2 |
| March 19 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 5 |
| March 22 | Rothschild, WI | 5 | |
| March 23 | Crowley, LA | 3 | 1 |
| March 23 | Waldorf, MD | 4 | |
| March 24 | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 6 |
| March 24 | Fresno, CA | 1 | 4 |
| March 25 | Knoxville, TN | 1 | 4 |
| March 25 | Allentown, PA | 1 | 3 |
| March 25 | Detroit, MI | 1 | 3 |
| March 26 | Cincinatti, OH | 2 | 15 |
| March 26 | Houston, TX | 2 | 4 |
| March 26 | Cleveland, OH | 2 | 2 |
| March 27 | Sanford, FL | 2 | 4 |
| March 27 | Cleveland, OH | 2 | 2 |
| March 30 | Canton, OH | 4 | |
| March 30 | Chicago (South Shore), IL | 4 | |
| April 1 | Tampa, FL | 1 | 4 |
| April 1 | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | 3 |
| April 1 | Pittsburg, CA | 5 | |
| April 2 | Des Moines, IA | 5 | |
| April 2 | Chicago (Fifth City), IL | 2 | 4 |
| April 3 | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | 1 |
| April 4 | Lubbock, TX | 7 | |
| April 6 | Lake Charles, LA | 1 | 3 |
| April 7 | St. Paul, MN | 4 | 1 |
| April 7 | Hickory, NC | 3 | 1 |
| April 7 | Houston, TX | 5 | |
| April 7 | Chicago (Austin), IL | 1 | 5 |
| April 9 | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 3 |
| April 9 | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | 3 |
| April 10 | San Bernardino, CA | 3 | 1 |
| April 13 | Atlanta, GA | 1 | 3 |
| April 13 | West Park, FL | 2 | 2 |
| April 15 | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | |
| April 15 | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | |
| April 15 | Birmingham, AL | 6 | |
| April 15 | Harvey, IL | 4 | |
| April 15 | Rock Falls, IL | 4 | |
| April 15 | Banning, CA | 4 | |
| April 16 | Columbus, OH | 9 | |
| April 16 | Vallejo, CA | 8 | |
| April 16 | Elizabeth City, NC | 4 | |
| April 16 | Rockford, IL | 4 | |
| April 20 | Louisville, KY | 4 | |
| April 21 | Palm Bay, FL | 2 | 2 |
| April 23 | Miami, FL | 1 | 4 |
| April 25 | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 5 |
| April 26 | Miami, FL | 4 | |
| April 27 | Newark, NJ | 1 | 3 |
| April 28 | Hartford, CT | 4 | |
| April 28 | Chester, PA | 5 | |
| April 29 | Germantown, MD | 1 | 3 |
| April 29 | Whittier, CA | 1 | 3 |
| April 29 | Sacramento, CA | 5 | |
| April 29 | Virginia Beach, VA | 4 | |
| April 29 | Compton, CA | 4 | |
| April 29 | Los Angeles (Boyle Heights), CA | 1 | 3 |
| April 30 | Lafayette, LA | 1 | 3 |
| April 30 | Topeka, KS | 4 | 1 |
| April 30 | Loris, SC | 1 | 5 |
| April 30 | San Diego, CA | 2 | 7 |
| April 30 | Jacksonville, FL | 5 | |
| May 1 | Dallas, TX | 2 | 3 |
| May 2 | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 3 |
| May 4 | Flint, MI | 1 | 4 |
| May 7 | Chicago (Brighton Park), IL | 2 | 8 |
| May 9 | Kansas City, KS | 3 | 1 |
| May 10 | Trenton, NJ | 1 | 3 |
| May 12 | Kirkersville, OH | 4 | |
| May 13 | Avon Park, FL | 5 | |
| May 13 | Dolton, IL | 5 | |
| May 13 | Jonesboro, AR | 1 | 6 |
| May 14 | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | |
| May 16 | Ruffin, SC | 3 | 1 |
| May 20 | Philadelphia, PA | 9 | |
| May 21 | Des Moines, IA | 1 | 3 |
| May 21 | Mesa, AZ | 4 | |
| May 26 | Miami, FL | 4 | |
| May 27 | Washington, DC | 1 | 7 |
| May 27 | Bogue Chitto, MS | 8 | 1 |
| May 28 | Paterson, NJ | 1 | 5 |
| May 28 | Phenix City, AL | 12 | |
| May 28 | New York (Manhattan), NY | 4 | |
| May 28 | Moss Point, MS | 5 | |
| May 29 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 3 |
| June 1 | St. Louis, MO | 4 | |
| June 2 | Laredo, TX | 2 | 3 |
| June 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 3 |
| June 3 | New Orleans, LA | 3 | 2 |
| June 3 | St. Louis, MO | 3 | 1 |
| June 3 | New Orleans, LA | 4 | |
| June 4 | Washington Co., IN | 4 | |
| June 5 | Orlando, FL | 6 | |
| June 5 | Sandy, UT | 3 | 2 |
| June 6 | Fresno, CA | 3 | 1 |
| June 8 | Eaton Twp., PA | 4 | |
| June 8 | New Orleans, LA | 6 | |
| June 9 | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | 5 |
| June 10 | Memphis, TN | 4 | |
| June 11 | Chattanooga, TN | 4 | |
| June 11 | Chicago (Lawndale), IL | 9 | |
| June 11 | Houston, TX | 4 | |
| June 13 | Baltimore, MD | 2 | 2 |
| June 13 | Baltimore, MD | 4 | |
| June 14 | Alexandria, VA | 1 | 4 |
| June 14 | San Francisco, CA | 4 | 2 |
| June 14 | Canton, OH | 4 | |
| June 15 | Richmond, VA | 1 | 3 |
| June 15 | Hall County, GA | 4 | |
| June 15 | La Madera, NM | 5 | |
| June 16 | Columbus, OH | 1 | 4 |
| June 17 | Chicago (Humboldt Park), IL | 4 | |
| June 17 | Chicago (South Austin), IL | 4 | |
| June 18 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 7 | |
| June 18 | St. Louis, MO | 2 | 3 |
| June 18 | Washington, DC | 4 | |
| June 22 | Atlanta, GA | 1 | 6 |
| June 24 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | 4 |
| June 24 | Bethel, NC | 4 | |
| June 24 | Willingboro, NJ | 4 | |
| June 25 | San Diego, CA | 2 | 2 |
| June 25 | New York (Harlem), NY | 7 | |
| June 25 | Washington, DC | 4 | |
| June 25 | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 3 |
| June 27 | Chicago (Austin), IL | 5 | |
| June 28 | Akron, OH | 1 | 3 |
| June 29 | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | 4 |
| June 30 | New York (Bronx), NY | 2 | 6 |
| July 1 | Little Rock, AR | 25 | |
| July 1 | Winston-Salem, NC | 4 | |
| July 1 | Newark, NJ | 2 | 2 |
| July 1 | Pembroke Twp., IL | 4 | |
| July 2 | Greenwood, SC | 4 | |
| July 2 | Oakland, CA | 4 | |
| July 2 | Jersey City, NJ | 4 | |
| July 3 | Pontiac, MI | 1 | 3 |
| July 3 | Prattville, AL | 3 | 1 |
| July 4 | Hampton, VA | 1 | 4 |
| July 4 | Orlando, FL | 4 | |
| July 4 | Savannah, GA | 4 | |
| July 4 | Raleigh, NC | 1 | 3 |
| July 4 | Greenfield, OH | 2 | 2 |
| July 5 | Chicago (Roseland), IL | 2 | 2 |
| July 5 | Madison, ME | 4 | 1 |
| July 6 | Meridian, MS | 4 | |
| July 8 | Alton, IL | 4 | |
| July 8 | Colerain Twp, OH | 1 | 8 |
| July 9 | Lawrenceville, VA | 7 | |
| July 12 | Gardendale, AL | 4 | |
| July 12 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 4 | |
| July 13 | Pickens County, SC | 4 | |
| July 15 | Chicago (West Pullman), IL | 4 | |
| July 15 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 3 |
| July 18 | Milwaukee, WI | 4 | |
| July 18 | El Mirage, AZ | 4 | |
| July 18 | McKenzie Co., ND | 2 | 2 |
| July 19 | Trenton, NJ | 1 | 3 |
| July 19 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 3 |
| July 19 | Richmond, VA | 5 | |
| July 19 | Houston, TX | 2 | 3 |
| July 19 | Columbus, OH | 2 | 3 |
| July 22 | Cincinatti, OH | 5 | |
| July 23 | Chicago (Avalon Park), IL | 1 | 3 |
| July 23 | Baton Rouge, LA | 4 | |
| July 26 | High Point, NC | 7 | |
| July 28 | Chicago (South Shore), IL | 1 | 4 |
| July 29 | Salisbury, NC | 2 | 3 |
| July 29 | Wilmington, DE | 4 | |
| July 29 | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 4 |
| July 30 | Norfolk, VA | 1 | 3 |
| July 30 | El Paso, TX | 4 | |
| July 31 | Decatur, IL | 4 | |
| July 31 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2 | 2 |
| August 1 | Chicago (Humboldt Park), IL | 4 | |
| August 1 | Fresno, CA | 7 | |
| August 1 | Toppenish, WA | 6 | |
| August 2 | Baltimore, MD | 4 | |
| August 2 | South Bend, IN | 2 | 2 |
| August 3 | Washington, DC | 1 | 3 |
| August 4 | Lodge Grass, MT | 3 | 2 |
| August 5 | Tallahasee, FL | 1 | 3 |
| August 5 | Lakewood, NJ | 4 | |
| August 5 | Allendale, SC | 1 | 3 |
| August 6 | New York (1st mass shooting the Bronx on this date), NY | 4 | |
| August 6 | New York (2nd mass shooting in the Bronx on this date), NY | 6 | |
| August 6 | Oakland, CA | 7 | |
| August 8 | Chicago (Bronzeville), IL | 1 | 6 |
| August 12 | St. Louis Co., MO | 1 | 3 |
| August 13 | Sacramento, CA | 4 | |
| August 13 | Suffolk, VA | 4 | |
| August 13 | Philadelphia (Mantua), PA | 5 | |
| August 13 | San Jose, CA | 5 | |
| August 14 | Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA | 2 | 2 |
| August 16 | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 3 |
| August 16 | Wyandanch, NY | 4 | |
| August 19 | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 4 |
| August 19 | San Antonio, TX | 4 | |
| August 20 | Brooklyn, NY | 4 | |
| August 20 | Chicago (West Pullman), IL | 1 | 6 |
| August 21 | Memphis, TN | 4 | |
| August 21 | Newark, NJ | 4 | |
| August 21 | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 3 |
| August 21 | Halifax Co., NC | 4 | |
| August 21 | Dallas, TX | 4 | |
| August 21 | Chicago (Austin), IL | 4 | |
| August 21 | Newark, NJ | 1 | 3 |
| August 21 | Wichita, KS | 4 | |
| August 24 | Blomington, CA | 4 | |
| August 25 | Glasgow Village, MO | 4 | |
| August 26 | Gainesville, FL | 4 | |
| August 27 | Evansville, IN | 1 | 3 |
| August 27 | Sacramento, CA | 1 | 4 |
| August 28 | Clovis, NM | 2 | 4 |
| August 30 | Sacramento, CA | 1 | 4 |
| September 2 | Chicago (Gresham), IL | 1 | 3 |
| September 2 | Louisville, KY | 4 | |
| September 3 | Lennox, CA | 3 | 2 |
| September 4 | Bellwood, IL | 4 | |
| September 6 | Chicago (South Side), IL | 4 | |
| September 9 | Selma, AL | 4 | |
| September 10 | New Orleans, LA | 4 | |
| September 10 | Plano, TX | 9 | 1 |
| September 13 | Rockford, WA | 1 | 3 |
| September 13 | Memphis, TN | 1 | 5 |
| September 13 | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | |
| September 13 | York, PA | 4 | |
| September 14 | Chicago (Brighton Park), IL | 4 | |
| September 16 | Columbia, SC | 8 | |
| September 17 | Chickasha, OK | 8 | |
| September 18 | Detroit, MI | 1 | 3 |
| September 18 | Petersburg, VA | 1 | 4 |
| September 22 | Gary, IN | 5 | |
| September 23 | Bakersfield, CA | 1 | 4 |
| September 23 | Danville, IL | 5 | |
| September 23 | Hartford, CT | 1 | 3 |
| September 23 | New Haven, CT | 4 | |
| September 24 | Antioch, TN | 1 | 7 |
| September 24 | Syracuse, NY | 4 | |
| September 24 | Baltimore, MD | 4 | |
| September 25 | Mays Landing, NJ | 1 | 3 |
| September 26 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 3 |
| September 26 | Memphis, TN | 4 | |
| September 26 | Baltimore, MD | 2 | 2 |