There have been 485 mass shootings this year, according to data.

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Data: 485 Mass Shootings in U.S. So Far This Year

To a shocking new statistic. There have been more, there have been 485 mass shootings in the US. That's just this year alone, five of which happened within the first four days of this month. That's according to data from the gun violence archive. Just a reminder, it is September 5th which this defines a mass shooting as an incident where at least four victims are shot or killed. This number averages out to about two mass shootings per day in 2023. So far the archive reported 645 mass shootings in 2022 689 mass shootings in 2021.