Or, as I posited in scenario #2, the FBI has improved at identifying clusters. Or maybe, the local news reported on the murders, but the individual stories didn’t gain enough traction to get picked up by national outlets. With a population of 39,562,900 in California, perhaps the 11 murders didn’t provide enough incentive to spotlight the crimes prior to the apprehension of the killer or killers. If we divide the total number of new serial killings into three years (2017-2020) … Though that number should be much higher, it’s a reasonable jumping off point. The more logical conclusion is either a) the FBI is now including the victims of lesser-known female serial killers in their statistics, as they should, or b) they’ve become more proficient at identifying clusters.Ī quick look at Murderpedia shows 88 victims of female murderers who killed at least two people from 1912-2019. Are we to believe 121 Californians lost their lives by the hand of a serial killer within the last three years and the news outlets didn’t pummel us with details? With the advancements of forensic science and other crime-fighting tools, the increase doesn’t make sense. Serial killings per 100,000 people: 0.79 Why the jump in serial killings? Serial killings per 100,000 people: 7.01 - Still the highest per capita! If we compare the following numbers to the top 10 most dangerous states from my 2017 post, Serial Killers by State: How Many Live Near You?, there’s a marked increase of serial killings. So, let’s look at the number of serial killers by state, per capita, as of 2020.
The best way to predict the future is by studying the past. To determine the total number of serial killers you and I walk past during our lifetime, we need to first look at statistics.Īside from lifestyle, a determining factor will be where you live. Anyone who thinks women don’t possess a vicious streak hasn’t ruffled enough female feathers. For some reason the general public has a difficult time reconciling the fact that women are capable of committing brutal, torturous murders on par with their male counterparts. More often than not I come across inaccurate information about female serial killers. We can’t protect ourselves if we don’t know who might be living next door, so I continued to dig.įor months I’ve been researching a lone female serial killer for a new true crime book (currently on submission). Not only does this skew the serial killer by state data, but it’s naïve, sexist, and shows a gender bias. Most researchers collect data on male serial killers, with an occasional Wuornos-esque female thrown in for good measure.
To find the truth, and focus in on serial killers in particular, I spent hours researching this question. Some researchers claim the number is closer to sixteen. Social media claims you and I will walk past 36 murderers in our lifetime. Human nature fools us into thinking others who behave like us are like us. They shop at our grocery stores, attend our churches/synagogues, and mingle with neighbors, co-workers, and friends - and all without raising suspicions. One look at serial killers by state tells us that. Male and female serial killers walk among us. The FBI says there are probably 25 to 50 serial killers among the USA still not caught, although, in the previous paragraph, we can see that the number is probably way bigger than those FBI statistics say.The general public believes they could spot a multiple murderer on sight, but that’s a dangerous misconception.
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They usually learn from other killers' mistakes, so they know how to fool cops, plant false evidence, they have greater geographic mobility, etc.įor example, it is tough to catch truck driver killers since they can easily evade detection because of the locations they are operating in, so it is hard to see a link. How Many Of Them Are Still Not Caught?Ībout 40 percent of the time, killers get away with the murders, and one of the former detectives, Michael Arntfield, believes that the number of active serial murderers is around 3000 or 4000. The murderers usually have their style of killing, and victims probably have something in common like gender, race, demographic profile, or appearance. The most common motives to kill include sexual contact with the victim, but also anger, attention-seeking, thrill-seeking, and financial gain. They usually kill for abnormal psychological satisfaction. Someone who kills three or more people is generally called a serial killer. Still, the authorities and various other sources inform us that there are as many as 50 serial killers operating today. There is no reliable estimate for how many serial killers are on the loose today.
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