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Version 2.1 of the Rampage Shooting Index (RSI) is the most recent version. It covers the five year period beginning Jan. 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2012. For mid-year statistics for 2013, go here.

VIEW AS A MAP | red text indicates national average is higher than OECD average

Total Rampage Shooting
Fatalities (2008-
2012)

Population

Rampage Shooting
Fatalities (2008-2012)
Per 1,000,0001

 Level of Firearm Regulation2

GNI Per Capita, US$3

 (mean: $36,914)

Police per 100,0004

(mean: 304)

Psychiatrists per 100,0005

(mean: 15.6)

Homicides per 100,0006

(mean: 2.0)

Assaults per 100,0006

(mean: 284)

Male Suicides per 100,0007

(mean: 20.4%)

Number of World Cup Appearances8

(mean: 7)

1. Norway

77

5,033,675

15.30

Restrictive

 $88,890.00

222

22.2

0.6

64

17.3

3

2. Finland

19

5,421,827

3.50

Restrictive

 $48,420.00

143

21.6

2.3

615

29.0

0

3. Slovakia

8

5,445,324

1.47

Restrictive

 $16,070.00

260

11.5

1.5

48

22.3

9

4. Israel

11

7,941,900

     1.38

Restrictive

 $28,930.00

339

17.9

2.1

641

7.0

1

5. Belgium

7

11,041,266

0.63

Permissive*

 $46,160.00

356

17.7

1.7

718

28.8

11

6. USA

186

314,941,000

0.59

Permissive

 $48,450.00

233

14.5

5.0

262

17.7

9

7. Holland

7

16,751,323

0.42

Restrictive

 $49,730.00

328

20.0

1.1

352

13.1

9

8. Germany

25

81,799,600

0.31

Restrictive

 $43,980.00

301

19.8

0.8

630

17.9

18

9. UK

13

62,262,000

0.19

Restrictive

 $37,780.00

333

19.4

1.2

730

10.9

25**

10. Canada

6

35,010,000

0.17

Restrictive

 $45,560.00

195

15.4

1.8

170

17.3

1

11. Hungary

1

9,942,000

0.11

Restrictive

 $12,730.00

438

12.3

1.4

124

40.0

9

12. Greece

1

10,787,690

0.09

Restrictive

 $25,030.00

452

16.2

1.0

69

6.0

2

13. France

4

65,350,000

0.06

Restrictive

 $42,420.00

356

21.8

1.4

310

24.7

13

14. Italy

3

60,813,326

0.05

Restrictive

 $35,330.00

552

18.0

1.0

110

10.0

17

15. Spain

2

47,190,493

0.04

Restrictive

 $30,990.00

494

N/A

0.9

177

11.9

13

16. Mexico

2

113,910,608

0.02

Restrictive

 $9,240.00

366

0.9

18.1

218

7.0

14

17. Japan

1

126,659,683

0.01

Restrictive

 $45,180.00

197

10.6

0.5

44

36.2

4

18. Turkey

0

74,724,269

0.00

Restrictive

 $10,410.00

484

3.6

3.3

218

N/A

2

18. Korea (ROK)

0

50,004,441

0.00

Restrictive

 $20,870.00

195

5.1

2.9

172

39.9

8

18. Poland

0

38,186,860

0.00

Restrictive

 $12,480.00

261

9.3

1.3

2

26.4

7

18. Australia

0

22,841,921

0.00

Restrictive

 $46,200.00

217

15.0

1.2

327

12.8

3

18. Chile

0

16,572,475

0.00

Restrictive

 $12,280.00

182

4.1

3.7

576

18.2

8

18. Portugal

0

10,581,949

0.00

Restrictive  $21,250.00

485

10.2

1.2

312

15.6

5

18. Czech Republic

0

10,512,208

0.00

Restrictive  $18,520.00

385

13.9

0.9

162

23.9

9

18. Sweden

0

9,540,065

0.00

Restrictive  $53,230.00

199

20.9

1.0

927

18.7

11

18. Austria

0

8,414,638

0.00

Permissive  $48,300.00

326

14.2

0.5

48

23.8

7

18. Switzerland

0

8,000,000

0.00

Restrictive*

 $76,380.00

214

42.2

0.7

117

24.8

9

18. Ireland

0

6,399,152

0.00

Restrictive  $38,580.00

261

13.9

1.2

353

19.0

3

18. Denmark

0

5,580,413

0.00

Restrictive

 $60,390.00

245

16.7

0.9

191

17.5

4

18. New Zealand 

0

4,445,436

0.00

Restrictive  $29,350.00

247

15.3

1.5

23

18.1

2

18. Slovenia

0

2,055,496

0.00

Restrictive  $23,610.00  N/A

N/A

0.6

108

34.6

2

18. Estonia

0

1,340,194

0.00

Restrictive  $15,200.00

239

14.0

5.2

8

30.1

0

18. Luxembourg

0

524,853

0.00

Restrictive

 $78,130.00

321

18.2

2.5

476

16.1

0

18. Iceland

0

320,060

0.00

Restrictive  $35,020.00

204

23.2

0.3

346

16.5

0

* please see FAQ for further explanation on the regulatory environment of firearms in Belgium and Switzerland

** UK World Cup appearances total of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

1 – see compendium

2 – “Gun Policy Facts and News.” Gun Policy Facts and News. University of Sydney, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2012. [Link]

3 – World Databank. Rep. World Bank, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2012. [Link]

4 - various

5 – “Psychiatrists.” Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators. Paris: OECD, 2011. N. pag. Print. [No Online Link]

6 – Cowen, Nigel. Comparisons of Crime in OECD Countries. Rep. London: Civitas, 2012. Print. [Link]

7 - ”Suicide Rates per 100,000 by Country, Year and Sex (Table).” WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2012. [Link]

8 – “Country Statistics and Records.” FIFA.com. FIFA, n.d. Web. 01 Jan. 2013. [Link]