{"id":142544,"date":"2021-03-01T16:47:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=142544"},"modified":"2021-03-01T16:47:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T09:19:55","slug":"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\/","title":{"rendered":"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/El_Paso_shooting_memorial.jpeg.png\" alt=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" class=\"wp-image-142545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/El_Paso_shooting_memorial.jpeg.png 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/El_Paso_shooting_memorial.jpeg-400x240.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/El_Paso_shooting_memorial.jpeg-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/El_Paso_shooting_memorial.jpeg-768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>A memorial for the victims of the mass murder that took place in El Paso in 2019 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new dataset from the <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\">Crime Prevention Research Center<\/a> compiles the demographic makeup of all mass public shooters in the United States since 1998, and the top-line results appear to contradict media stereotypes about the kind of people who use firearms to commit atrocities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While mass murderers are majority white (57%) and male (96%), whites and Hispanics are underrepresented among mass murders compared to their share of the total American population. By contrast, those of Middle Eastern descent, Asians, blacks, and American Indians are all above their population shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"176\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-19-at-Friday-February-19-9.01-PM-768x176-1.png\" alt=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" class=\"wp-image-142546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-19-at-Friday-February-19-9.01-PM-768x176-1.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-19-at-Friday-February-19-9.01-PM-768x176-1-400x92.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-19-at-Friday-February-19-9.01-PM-768x176-1-150x34.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of religion, the vast majority of mass murderers are not religious or do not profess any particular religious faith. Christians comprise the largest religious group, but their share among mass murderers is far lower than their share of the larger American population. By contrast, Muslims and non-Christian religions are overrepresented compared to their share of the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"134\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Religious-affiliation-of-mass-public-shooters-768x134-1.png\" alt=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" class=\"wp-image-142547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Religious-affiliation-of-mass-public-shooters-768x134-1.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Religious-affiliation-of-mass-public-shooters-768x134-1-400x70.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Religious-affiliation-of-mass-public-shooters-768x134-1-150x26.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/la-times-stop-mass-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\">LA Times: These Gun Laws Would Have Stopped All But One Mass Shooting Over the Last Five Years<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Politically speaking, most mass shooters do not divulge any political leanings. The next most common political affiliation is \u201cIslamic extremism,\u201d followed by indications that suggest right-leaning and left-leaning beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"951\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-Demographics-of-Mass-Public-Shooters-1024x951.jpg\" alt=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" class=\"wp-image-142548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-Demographics-of-Mass-Public-Shooters-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-Demographics-of-Mass-Public-Shooters-323x300.jpg 323w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-Demographics-of-Mass-Public-Shooters-150x139.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-Demographics-of-Mass-Public-Shooters-768x713.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-Demographics-of-Mass-Public-Shooters.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMass public shootings\u201d is defined as those cases where four or more people are killed at one point in time in a public place and not involving some other type of crime such as a gang fight or a robbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. John Lott, the researcher who compiled the data, believes these facts contradict the perception that mass murderers are all white supremacists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEntertainment television continually provides a false impression of those who commit mass public shootings and how they commit them,\u201d Lott says on <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/2021\/02\/the-false-narrative-of-white-supremacists-doing-mass-public-shootings-racial-gender-religious-and-political-views-of-these-killers-from-1998-through-january-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his website<\/a>. \u201c\u2026another myth is that attacks are frequently by white supremacists. Yet, that is far from the case.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is somewhat unclear where Lott sees evidence for this statement. \u201cWhite supremacist\u201d is not a political affiliation, according to Lott\u2019s data, and there have been at least two mass murderers who articulated white supremacist beliefs since 1998, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/21\/us\/dylann-storm-roof-photos-website-charleston-church-shooting.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dylann Roof<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellingcat.com\/news\/americas\/2019\/08\/04\/the-el-paso-shooting-and-the-gamification-of-terror\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrick Crusius<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bloomberg-assault-weapon-ban-mass-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\">Bloomberg-Funded Study Finds that \u2018Assault Weapon\u2019 Bans Don\u2019t Stop Mass Shootings<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to our inquiry, Lott pointed out that while &#8220;white supremacist&#8221; is not a political category, he did compile information about whether the suspect was a neo-Nazi or part of some similar group. They also noted whether the case might have been a hate crime in the &#8220;part of other crime&#8221; column of the spreadsheet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dylann Roof, for example, is listed as a &#8220;right-wing extremist,&#8221; Robert Bowers is listed as &#8220;anti-Jewish&#8221; and Patrick Crusius is listed as &#8220;anti-government.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, for the vast majority of suspects, it is not known whether they held any beliefs that suggest sympathies with white supremacism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data set proves that, with the exception of gender, mass murderers are more diverse than the media and politicians would have Americans believe. White supremacists may garner the most media attention, but the data doesn\u2019t appear to be robust enough to make many generalizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mass-Public-Shooting_US_1998-2020_updated-20210219.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to download the data and check it out yourself<\/a>. <\/strong> Also, please consider <a href=\"https:\/\/crimepreventionresearchcenter.nationbuilder.com\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"data-reveals-race-gender-political-affiliations-mass-murderers\" title=\"New Data Reveals Race, Gender, Political Affiliations of Mass Murderers Since 1998\">supporting<\/a> Dr. Lott and the Crime Prevention Research 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