Steven Rich

Washington, D.C.

Database editor for the investigations unit

Education: Virginia Tech, BA in Communication; University of Missouri, MA in Journalism

Steven Rich is the database editor for the investigations unit at The Washington Post. While at The Post, he has worked on investigations across virtually every beat, including stories on the National Security Agency, policing, tax liens, civil forfeiture, school shootings and college athletics.
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The number of students who have experienced gun violence at school since Columbine

The Washington Post for years has tracked the number of students affected by school shootings. Since 1999, over 300,000 children have experienced gun violence during school hours.

April 3, 2023

    Data manipulation, explained with Superman comics

    Data manipulation, explained with Superman comics

    March 6, 2023

    Fatal police shootings are still going up, and nobody knows why

    The number rose again last year, with police killing 1,096 people, including a 2-year-old, the youngest to die since The Post began tracking fatal shootings.

    February 21, 2023

      Journalists covering shootings share what’s stuck with them

      Enterprise reporter John Woodrow Cox and database editor for investigations Steven Rich have been reporting on gun violence for years.

      February 17, 2023

      After Parkland: What we’ve learned tracking school shootings for 5 years

      The total number of children exposed to gun violence at school has exploded, rising from 187,000 in 2018 to 338,000 now, a Washington Post analysis shows.

      February 14, 2023

      Gun owners favor requiring parents to lock up weapons. It’s lawmakers who don’t.

      After a 6-year-old shot a teacher in Virginia, there will be another push for safe gun storage laws around the country. Most are likely to fail.

      January 26, 2023

      A 6-year-old is accused of shooting someone at school. He isn’t the first.

      The boy who allegedly shot a teacher in Newport News, Va., is not the only young child to wreak havoc at elementary school with a loaded gun

      January 11, 2023

      Overview: From Mexican labs to U.S. streets, a lethal pipeline

      The Washington Post traced the fentanyl crisis from the back alleys of northern Mexico, to official Washington. U.S. border authorities are now overwhelmed.

      December 15, 2022

      Five down in Apt. 307: Mass fentanyl deaths test a Colorado prosecutor

      In a Denver suburb on the Sunday of Presidents' Day weekend, five people died simultaneously in what was then the nation’s largest known mass fentanyl poisoning.

      December 15, 2022

      Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America

      Fentanyl presented the biggest challenge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 50-year history. It faltered, according to former agents and DEA officials.

      December 12, 2022