U.S. gun violence eight months through 2026, as of October 1st: •9,733 gun deaths •18,163 gun injuries •354 mass shootings •18 mass murders •464 children shot •2,605 teenagers shot •641 incidents of defensive gun use •948 unintentional shootings •446 murder-suicides

Here is the one from today (October 2nd, 2026):

FYI: There have been 9,700+ gun deaths, 18,200+ gun injuries, and 350+ mass shootings in the 275 days of 2026.

At the current pace, the U.S. is on track to have a reduced number of kids/teens shot for the third consecutive year (and the lowest annual total since 2019).

YTD comparison of U.S. gun violence, last year vs. this 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

Here is the one from today (September 30th, 2026):

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We had never logged a month of 60+ mass shootings prior to 2020. It happened five times in ‘20, six times in ‘21, six times in ‘22, four times in ‘23, two times in ‘24, and twice again in 2025. July is the only month this year where this has occurred.

Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been 33 American mass shootings in the 28 days of September, bringing 2026’s total to 354. Jan: 25 Feb: 29 Mar: 40 Apr: 34 May: 36 June: 42 July: 68 Aug: 47 Sep: 33 There were 321 mass shootings by this date last year.

Real-time U.S. gun violence statistics for 2026, as of September 28th: •9,649 gun deaths •17,985 gun injuries •354 mass shootings •18 mass murders •460 children (age 0-11) shot •2,573 teenagers (age 12-17) shot •636 defensive use incidents •933 unintentional shootings •445 murder-suicides

Here are a few of our location-based incident maps of American gun violence/crime with just over three months left in the year (deaths, injuries, home invasions, incidents of defensive use). Additional maps can be found on our website - all graphics are updated daily: gunviolencearchive.org/chart…

Here is the one from today (September 25th, 2026):

American gun violence data in 2026, as of 9/25: –9,534 deaths –17,723 injuries –345 mass shootings –18 mass murders –170 children killed | 285 children injured –639 teens killed | 1,895 teens injured –628 defensive use incidents –919 unintentional shootings –442 murder-suicides

Here is the one from today (September 23rd, 2026):

The U.S. has witnessed 908+ accidental (unintentional/negligent) shootings so far in 2026 - an approximate average of 3.45 per day. gunviolencearchive.org/repor…

Here are the only 9 states without a mass shooting this year: -Hawaii -Nebraska -Nevada -New Hampshire -North Dakota -South Dakota -Vermont -West Virginia -Wyoming

There have been 342 mass shootings in 41 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 265 days of 2026. gunviolencearchive.org/repor…