A 2023 nationwide study of gun violence ranked Colorado 22nd in mass shootings overall and per capita from 2014 to 2022.

The state saw 60 mass shootings during this period — 1.18 for every 1 million people — injuring or killing 327 people, the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive found. It defined mass shootings as events with at least four victims, either injured or killed, not including any shooter.

One-third of those shootings were related to social events at bars, night clubs or house parties. Others involved acts of domestic violence and terrorism, shooting sprees and hate crimes.

Mass shootings in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2015 to 2022, when 644 incidents occurred. Louisiana had the most mass shootings per capita, with 4.28 per 1 million residents.

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