US gun violence in 2025 saw over 40,000 shot, with more than 14,600 deaths and 407 mass shootings, according to preliminary data from the Gun Violence Archive.
LOS ANGELES: At least 40,000 people were shot in the United States in 2025, according to preliminary data released by the Gun Violence Archive (GVA).
The shootings resulted in more than 14,600 deaths and over 26,100 injuries.
The US recorded at least 407 mass shooting incidents during the year, as defined by the non-profit organisation.
A mass shooting is defined as an incident where four or more people are killed or injured, excluding the shooter.
The data indicated that 224 children aged 11 or younger were killed by gunfire in 2025.
A further 461 children in the same age group were wounded during the year.
Among adolescents aged 12 to 17, 1,030 were killed in shootings and 2,733 were injured.
The GVA’s death statistics include homicides, defensive gun use and accidental shootings, but exclude suicides.
Citing preliminary estimates from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the GVA reported over 24,000 firearm suicides in 2025.
Local media noted shooting-related deaths and injuries have declined for four consecutive years since 2021.
More than 40,000 people were still killed or injured by gunfire in 2025 when suicides are excluded.
This means an average of more than 110 people were killed or injured by gun violence per day last year.
