Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to UnHerd: Why US Mass Killings Are Nearing a Two-Decade Low
December 05, 2025
December 05, 2025
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to UnHerd:
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Why US Mass Killings Are Nearing a Two-Decade Low
By Robert VerBruggen
Mass murder is at a low ebb. A new AP/USA Today analysis counts just 17 mass killings -- defined as when four or more people are killed, excluding the perpetrator, within 24 hours -- in the US so far this year. That pace would make 2025 the quietest year since the datab . . .
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Why US Mass Killings Are Nearing a Two-Decade Low
By Robert VerBruggen
Mass murder is at a low ebb. A new AP/USA Today analysis counts just 17 mass killings -- defined as when four or more people are killed, excluding the perpetrator, within 24 hours -- in the US so far this year. That pace would make 2025 the quietest year since the datab . . .