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 ledger from today (October 23rd, 2026):

These are a few of our location-based incident maps of American gun violence/crime with just over two 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…

American gun violence data in 2026, as of 10/22: –10,515 deaths –19,504 injuries –382 mass shootings –22 mass murders –189 children killed | 314 children injured –707 teens killed | 2,082 teens injured –702 defensive use incidents –1,027 unintentional shootings –485 murder-suicides

“Added up over five years and 100 cities, the difference comes to about 1,950 shootings, roughly 1.7% of the 116,281 total shootings recorded in the Gun Violence Archive for the cities during that time period.” thetrace.org/2026/10/climate… | @teamtrace

Here is the ledger from today (October 21st, 2026):

The U.S. has now witnessed 1,000+ unintentional (accidental/negligent) shootings so far in 2026 - an approximate average of 3.49 per day. gunviolencearchive.org/repor…

“On its own, the third quarter recorded 3,301 shooting deaths, the lowest figure in over a decade of GVA data for the three-month stretch.”

“Across the United States, 9,790 people were killed and 18,199 were injured in shootings through three quarters, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. The single deadliest day of the year so far came on July 5, when 88 people were shot and killed.” thetrace.org/2026/10/by-the-… | @teamtrace

Here is the ledger from today (October 19th, 2026):

Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been 26 American mass shootings in the 19 days of October, bringing 2026's total to 380. Jan: 25 Feb: 29 Mar: 40 Apr: 34 May: 36 June: 42 July: 68 Aug: 47 Sep: 33 Oct: 26 There were 347 mass shootings by this date last year.

Real-time U.S. gun violence statistics for 2026, as of October 19th: •10,408 gun deaths •19,329 gun injuries •380 mass shootings •22 mass murders •495 children (age 0-11) shot •2,768 teenagers (age 12-17) shot •693 defensive use incidents •1,014 unintentional shootings •478 murder-suicides

Here is the ledger from today (October 16th, 2026):

Final numbers from yesterday’s shooting at Silver Rail Elementary: Three students (ages 5, 8, 11) and one teacher killed. Another student (age 7) and one teacher also injured. Suspect (age 16) killed by good samaritan who is a father of two students.

“There have been at least 52 school shootings in the United States so far this year, leaving at least 28 people dead and 48 others injured, according to CNN’s analysis of events reported by the Gun Violence Archive, Education Week and Everytown for Gun Safety.” cnn.com/2026/10/15/us/oregon… | @CNN