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Table 2 Average Mass Shooting Victims by DV Category

From: The role of domestic violence in fatal mass shootings in the United States, 2014–2019

 

DV-related

History of DV

Non-DV-related

Average fatalities per shooting (SD)*

5.0 (2.9)

10.5 (14.1)

6.3 (4.0)

Average non-fatal injuries per shooting (SD)*

1.0 (3.5)

9.0 (16.3)

3.7 (6.9)

Average total (fatal and non-fatal) victims (SD)*

6.0 (6.0)

19.5 (30.3)

10.1 (10.1)

Case Fatality Rate [95% CI]

83.7% [74.9, 93.4]

53.8% [44.0, 65.2]

63.1% [55.0, 71.9]

Total (fatal and non-fatal) victims

387

195

352

  1. Non-DV related is the reference group for significance
  2. * denotes significance at p < 0.05