Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows
From 2000 to 2024, the dataset records 379 incidents and 487 deaths at religious congregations and religious community centers.
(Nick Hagen | The New York Times) A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives truck drives outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Mich., on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. At least four people were killed after a gunman attacked the church on Sunday, the authorities said.