The original question posed by the source was: "Thinking about the shooting in Colorado last week ... Do you think this shooting reflects broader problems in American society, or are things like this just the isolated acts of troubled individuals?"
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Aurora shootings - reflection of societal problems or isolated act?
This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans in July 2012 on the shootings in Aurora, Colorado.
An armed man entered a movie theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012 and shot people watching a screening of The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 people and injuring more than 50 others.
During the survey, the respondents were asked if they believe that this shooting reflects broader problems in the American society or if incidents like this are just isolated acts. According to 67 percent of respondents, shootings like this are just isolated acts of troubled individuals.
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Pew Research Center. (July 30, 2012). Do you think the shooting in Aurora, Colorado reflects broader societal problems or do you consider it an isolated act? (United States, 2012) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/237446/survey-among-americans-on-the-shootings-in-aurora-colorado-in-july-2012/
Pew Research Center. "Do you think the shooting in Aurora, Colorado reflects broader societal problems or do you consider it an isolated act? (United States, 2012)." Chart. July 30, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/237446/survey-among-americans-on-the-shootings-in-aurora-colorado-in-july-2012/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Do you think the shooting in Aurora, Colorado reflects broader societal problems or do you consider it an isolated act? (United States, 2012). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/237446/survey-among-americans-on-the-shootings-in-aurora-colorado-in-july-2012/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Think The Shooting in Aurora, Colorado Reflects Broader Societal Problems or Do You Consider It An Isolated Act? (United States, 2012)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jul 2012, /statistics/237446/survey-among-americans-on-the-shootings-in-aurora-colorado-in-july-2012/
Pew Research Center, Do you think the shooting in Aurora, Colorado reflects broader societal problems or do you consider it an isolated act? (United States, 2012) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/237446/survey-among-americans-on-the-shootings-in-aurora-colorado-in-july-2012/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Do you think the shooting in Aurora, Colorado reflects broader societal problems or do you consider it an isolated act? (United States, 2012) [Graph], Pew Research Center, July 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/237446/survey-among-americans-on-the-shootings-in-aurora-colorado-in-july-2012/
