Citation

Anisin A. J. Mass Viol. Res. 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, State University of New York at Oswego, Department of Criminal Justice)

DOI

10.53076/JMVR25974

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Since transitioning out of communist socio-political orders, more than a dozen Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have experienced mass shootings. To date, scholars have yet to identify a sample of cases that occurred throughout these regions of the world. This study puts forward the first collection of data on attempted and completed mass shootings through introducing 76 cases that occurred in 15 countries from 1993 to 2021. Data comprise 24 variables including offender characteristics of age, sex, motivation, life experiences, mental illness history as well as case-level characteristics including shooting type, location, fatality and injury counts, along with motivational factors including fame seeking and extremism. These data are presented for public access and are encouraged to be used for research triangulation and cross-national social inquiry on mass murder.

Language: en