Secret Service Releases Report Detailing Trends in Mass Shootings
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Secret Service , Releases Report Detailing , Trends in Mass Shootings.
The U.S. Secret Service previously established
the National Threat Assessment Center to
monitor trends that could threaten the nation. .
On January 25, the Secret Service
published a report detailing trends in mass attacks
aimed at helping to prevent future tragedies. .
NBC reports that the 60-page report found that
the single most common motive for mass attacks
was a personal grievance of some sort.
Meanwhile, 25% of the attackers
studied were found to be motivated by
hateful ideologies or conspiracy theories.
NBC reports that the study details 173 attacks
that injured three or more people in public
spaces between 2016 and 2020.
According to Lina Alathari, the chief of the Secret
Service’s National Threat Assessment Center, the trends
in the report could help leaders identify future threats.
Over 75% of all attacks involved
firearms, and of those attacks,
80% resulted in at least one death.
In more than 25% of all the mass
shootings, attackers had obtained
the firearms used in the attack illegally.
Attackers armed with weapons other
than guns fatally wounded victims in less
than 50% of attacks detailed by the report.
Our research informs policy,
and we really hope communities take
preventative action to make sure that
they are mitigating any possible risk
of a tragedy like this happening again, Lina Alathari, Chief of the Secret Service’s
National Threat Assessment Center, via NBC
The U.S. Secret Service previously established
the National Threat Assessment Center to
monitor trends that could threaten the nation. .
On January 25, the Secret Service
published a report detailing trends in mass attacks
aimed at helping to prevent future tragedies. .
NBC reports that the 60-page report found that
the single most common motive for mass attacks
was a personal grievance of some sort.
Meanwhile, 25% of the attackers
studied were found to be motivated by
hateful ideologies or conspiracy theories.
NBC reports that the study details 173 attacks
that injured three or more people in public
spaces between 2016 and 2020.
According to Lina Alathari, the chief of the Secret
Service’s National Threat Assessment Center, the trends
in the report could help leaders identify future threats.
Over 75% of all attacks involved
firearms, and of those attacks,
80% resulted in at least one death.
In more than 25% of all the mass
shootings, attackers had obtained
the firearms used in the attack illegally.
Attackers armed with weapons other
than guns fatally wounded victims in less
than 50% of attacks detailed by the report.
Our research informs policy,
and we really hope communities take
preventative action to make sure that
they are mitigating any possible risk
of a tragedy like this happening again, Lina Alathari, Chief of the Secret Service’s
National Threat Assessment Center, via NBC