On December 2, 2025, the Associated Press ran a story noting mass killings have declined 44 percent over two years, but it warned that this does not necessarily prove a sustained downward trend.

The AP noted that information collected in a database overseen by Northeastern University’s James Alan Fox showed “mass killings were down about 24% this year compared to 2024, which was also about a 20% drop compared to 2023.”

These are the lowest figures the AP has seen since 2006.

But the AP noted Fox’s belief that the killings could rise again, quoting him: “Sir Isaac Newton never studied crime, but he says ‘What goes up must come down.”

Fox added, “Will 2026 see a decline? I wouldn’t bet on it. What goes down must also go back up.”

The AP also quoted Metropolitan State University’s Jam

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