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Share of mass shooters with various motivations behind mass shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2021

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June 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

1966 to 2021

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*Includes whether symptoms played a small or significant role in the mass shooting.

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Motivations of mass shooters U.S. 1996-2021

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, May 16, 2023
From 1966 to 2021, there has been a variety of different motives behind mass shootings in the United States. Symptoms of psychosis, regardless of the extent, were the most likely motive of mass shooters, accounting for **** percent, followed by employment, interpersonal conflict, domestic spillage, and relationship issues.
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