New data shows gun violence spiking in 2021

[BlueWavePsych]

Gun violence is spiking across the United States, and new data suggests the year is on pace to be one of the deadliest on record.

The nation already has recorded 14,723 homicides and other fatal shootings so far in 2021, according to new data compiled and released by the Gun Violence Archive (GVA).

That compares to 15,454 gun-related fatalities recorded by the GVA in 2019. The group already recorded a jump in fatalities last year to more than 19,000 in 2020, a jump of 26 percent.

The GVA also reports that mass shooting events are taking place more commonly, with 510 mass shootings being reported since January and 41 mass shootings reported in the first 19 days of September alone.

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/573003-new-data-shows-gun-violence-spiking-in-2021

[Johnny2X2X]

1. Wait, this shows gun violence going down doesn't it?

19,000 homicides in 2020 and these stats show we'll be at around 18,000 by the end of this year.

There was a big jump in 2020, the last year of the Trump administration, why did that happen?

Now it does appear mass shootings are going up even as overall violence falls, but this is a totally misleading headline.

[BlueWavePsych]

2. 26% jump

That compares to 15,454 gun-related fatalities recorded by the GVA in 2019. The group already recorded a jump in fatalities last year to more than 19,000 in 2020, a jump of 26 percent.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. But the headline is 2021, not 2020

19,000 in 2020 and a projected 18,000 in 2021. That's not a spike, that's a 5% drop in violence in 2021. The headline should be, violence falling in 2021 after a huge spike in 2020.

[BlueWavePsych]

4. You're right!

Looks like Editor at The Hill dropped the ball.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. This was on purprose

The Hill is Right Wing, they're pushing the false narrative that crime is spiking since Biden took over, when the spike happened in 2020 under Trump.