The Gun Violence Archive

U.S. gun violence ten months through 2026, as of November 2nd: •10,918 gun deaths •20,258 gun injuries •400 mass shootings •22 mass murders •520 children (age 0-11) shot •2,895 teenagers (age 12-17) shot •729 defensive use incidents •1,067 unintentional shootings •503 murder-suicides

Here is the ledger from today (November 2nd, 2026):

Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been 7 American mass shootings in the two days of November, bringing 2026's total to 401. Jan: 25 Feb: 28 Mar: 40 Apr: 34 May: 36 June: 43 July: 69 Aug: 46 Sep: 31 Oct: 42 Nov: 7 There were 365 mass shootings by this date last year.

FYI: As of this past weekend, there have been 10,000+ American gun deaths and 20,000+ American gun injuries this year. The country hit these numbers on September 29th in 2025, August 12th in 2024, July 14th in 2023, July 10th in 2022, July 5th in 2021, and July 27th in 2020.

As of this week, the United States has now reached 20,000+ non-fatal shootings this year - an approximate average of 66 gun injuries per day. The country reached this number an entire month earlier in 2025. gunviolencearchive.org/repor…

Here is the ledger from today (October 30th, 2026):

American gun violence data in 2026, as of 10/29: –10,761 deaths –19,936 injuries –387 mass shootings –22 mass murders –195 children killed | 321 children injured –721 teens killed | 2,121 teens injured –720 defensive use incidents –1,054 unintentional shootings –500 murder-suicides

Here is the ledger from today (October 28th, 2026):

“It was among five mass shootings over the weekend – cases in which at least four victims were wounded or killed, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The archive, a nonpartisan resource, has recorded 386 such cases in the US for the year so far.” theguardian.com/us-news/2026… | @guardian

YTD comparison of U.S. gun violence, this year vs. last year. So far, 2026 has seen: ↓ Fewer gun deaths ↓ Fewer gun injuries ↓ Fewer children shot ↓ Fewer teenagers shot ↑ More mass shootings ↓ Fewer defensive use incidents ↓ Fewer unintentional shootings ↓ Fewer murder-suicides

FYI: There have been 10,600+ gun deaths, 19,800+ gun injuries, and 375+ mass shootings in the 300 days of 2026.

U.S. mass shooting daily averages: 2014: 0.75 per day 2015: 0.91 per day 2016: 1.05 per day 2017: 0.95 per day 2018: 0.92 per day 2019: 1.13 per day 2020: 1.67 per day 2021: 1.89 per day 2022: 1.77 per day 2023: 1.81 per day 2024: 1.37 per day 2025: 1.12 per day 2026: 1.29 per day [82% of year complete]

The U.S. has witnessed 1,040+ unintentional (accidental/negligent) shootings so far in 2026 - an approximate average of 3.49 per day. gunviolencearchive.org/repor…

Here is the ledger from today (October 26th, 2026):

Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been 32 American mass shootings in the 26 days of October, bringing 2026's total to 386. Jan: 25 Feb: 29 Mar: 40 Apr: 34 May: 36 June: 42 July: 68 Aug: 47 Sep: 33 Oct: 32 There were 355 mass shootings by this date last year.

Real-time U.S. gun violence statistics for 2026, as of October 26th: •10,629 gun deaths •19,759 gun injuries •386 mass shootings •22 mass murders •508 children (age 0-11) shot •2,823 teenagers (age 12-17) shot •709 defensive use incidents •1,043 unintentional shootings •491 murder-suicides

Here is the ledger from today (October 23rd, 2026):