US EditionMass killings in 2025 in the US hit the lowest level since 2006
Mass killings in the US dropped 24% in 2025 to 17 incidents, the lowest since 2006, with 82% involving firearms, according to an AP-USA Today-Northeastern database.
- The AP‑USA database shows the country’s 17th mass killing this year, with a recent incident in Stockton, California, killing three children ages 8, 9 and 14 and a 21-year-old, and wounding eleven.
- Using the AP‑USA database, which counts mass killings as four or more deaths within 24 hours, this year 14 of 17 incidents involved firearms, the database shows.
- A Mississippi Delta town shooting after a high school football game left seven people dead amid what local authorities said may have been a dispute, and on June 26 in Chicago, Illinois, an arson killed four people.
- Authorities say at least nine people have been arrested in one case, with several charged with capital murder, while the man who evaded capture fled for a week after multiple relatives were shot.
- Longer term, shooting victims make up 81% of 3,234 since 2006, while last year ended with at least 165 deaths from at least 38 mass killings.
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There have been 17 mass murders in the US so far this year, the lowest number since 2006. Experts say the number of mass murders is likely returning to normal after a sharp increase in 2018 and 2019.
Mass killings on track to reach lowest point in almost 20 years
Mass killings in the United States are on track to be at their lowest annual levels since 2006. A recent mass shooting at a children’s birthday party in California marked the country’s 17th mass killing in 2025, but the incidents are down 24% this year, according to an Associated Press database. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino attributed the drop to “broken windows” policing and “innovative personnel management,” while mysteriously acknowledging…
Nevertheless, the experts warn that it is not necessary to shout victory too quickly.
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