COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio ranked third in the nation for mass shooting trauma in 2025, according to a new study that analyzed fatalities and injuries across U.S. states.
The report, released by Ladah Injury & Car Accident Lawyers, scored states on a 100-point scale measuring deaths and injuries from mass shootings. Texas topped the list with a trauma score of 100, followed by Georgia at 78.6 and Ohio at 77.9.
Ohio recorded 23 deaths and 75 injuries in mass shootings last year, the study found. Texas reported the highest toll, with 26 deaths and 141 injuries. Georgia documented 22 deaths and 91 injuries.
Florida ranked fourth with a trauma score of 73.9, while Pennsylvania placed fifth at 73.6. Other states in the top 10 included California, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, and Indiana.
Researchers said the scale weighted fatalities at 70 points and injuries at 30 points to calculate each state’s trauma score.
“The data reveals the catastrophic human cost mass shootings continue to exact on American communities,” a spokesperson for Ladah Injury & Car Accident Lawyers said in a statement. “States at the top of this tragic list experienced staggering levels of death and injury in 2025, leaving behind not just fatalities, but shattered families, traumatized survivors, and neighborhoods forever changed by violence.”
The study urged policymakers to strengthen mental health programs, expand red flag interventions, and standardize violence prevention protocols nationwide.
You can find the full report here.