United States National Church Shooting Database, 1980-2005

Founded in 1999, the Center for Homicide Research has made it its mission to increase case solvability and decrease the occurrence of homicide incidents. In working toward this goal, the Center has put together various databases of national homicide incidents. The Church Shooting Database uses online newspaper archive articles to document all cases of shootings on church property within the United States from 1980-2005. While extensive studies have been done exploring the details of other public shootings such as school campuses and workplaces, the phenomenon of shootings in churches has been left relatively untouched. Taking into account variables about the offenders, victims, and circumstances of each shooting, the database attempts to describe each incident as well as explore how the church context may play a role in the shooting.

成立于1999年的谋杀研究中心，将提高案件侦破率和降低谋杀事件发生率确立为其使命。为实现此目标，该中心汇集了关于全国范围内谋杀事件的多种数据库。教堂枪击数据库通过在线报纸档案文章记录了1980年至2005年美国教堂财产上发生的所有枪击案件。尽管已经对学校校园和工作场所等公共场所的其他枪击事件的细节进行了广泛的研究，但教堂枪击现象相对未被触及。考虑到关于罪犯、受害者以及每次枪击事件背景的变量，该数据库试图描述每一事件，并探讨教堂环境在枪击事件中可能扮演的角色。