Study found that 7% of Americans have been present at a scene of a mass shooting and 2% had been injured in one

Summary

A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder finds that 7% of U.S. adults have witnessed a mass shooting, and over 2% have been injured in one.

Researchers define mass shootings as incidents where four or more people are shot in public spaces. With nearly 5,000 such events since 2014, experts stress the need for public health strategies to address the psychological and physical impacts.

The study highlights how mass shootings are not isolated events but a widespread issue affecting millions of Americans.

  • OutlierBlueEnglish
    12·
    1 day ago

    In the survey of 10,000 people just under 7% of respondents answered yes and 2.18 % of respondents said they had been injured, which not only includes having been shot, but also struck by shrapnel or trampled by people fleeing the scene or suffering other injuries as they sought to escape.

    That does seem very high though.

    • Cornpop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Why is this data collected through a survey and not pure statistics? Can’t you lie on a survey? This is bat shit crazy. These numbers aren’t real. Maybe people were responding yes to witnessing a mass shooting because they saw a video? I mean I guess they technically did. But 2 percent of the population being injured in a mass shooting is just straight up fake news. Unless we are counting like a psychological injury from seeing a video maybe but that’s wack.