Number of victims of mass shootings in western democratic countries as of 2012

Number of victims of the worst mass shootings in western democratic countries from 1966 to 2012

CharacteristicNumber of victims
Norway, Oslo/Utoeya (2011) 77
Australia, Port Arthur (1996) 35
USA, Blacksburg, Virginia (2007) 32
USA, Newtown, Connecticut (2012) 27
USA, Killeen, Texas (1991) 23
USA, San Ysidro, California (1984) 21
Brazil (1997) 17
Scotland, Dunblane (1996) 17
Germany, Erfurt (2002) 16
England, Hungerford (1987) 16
USA, Austin, Texas (1966) 16
Germany, Winnenden (2009) 15
Switzerland, Zug (2001) 14
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December 2012

Region

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Survey time period

1966 to 2012

Supplementary notes

This statistic has been compiled from various press reports from AP and the New York Times.
Due to this fact the list may not be complete.

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