FBI Recorded 61 'Active Shooter' Incidents in 2021, Highest Tally in More Than Two Decades

The FBI recorded 61 “active shooter” incidents last year, the highest tally in more than two decades, the agency announced Monday.

The 2021 total, which included incidents occurring in more than 30 states, was 52% higher than the previous year’s total and close to a 100% increase from each of the three previous years.

Last year ranked as the seventh-deadliest in terms of active shooting incidents since 2000, the first year for which FBI data is available.

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