Serial Killer Statistics - Radford

1 Serial Killer Statistics The tables in this report are based on information from the Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer Database. The purpose of the database is to gather data so that researchers and teachers will have accurate information about Serial killers. In 2012, Radford University partnered with Florida Gulf Coast University to ensure that the database is continually updated and that summary reports will be made available on an annual basis. As of September 4, 2016, the database contains information on 4,743 Serial killers and 13,105 victims1 of Serial killers. The Statistics in this report are based on the Serial Killer definition derived by the FBI at its 2005 symposium in San Antonio, TX2: The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events.

2 When citing information from this report, the following reference should be used: Aamodt, M. G. (2016, September 4). Serial Killer Statistics . Retrieved (insert date of retrieval) from Killer information center/project Questions about the database or the Statistics in this report can be addressed to Dr. Mike Aamodt at Radford University, 1 The victim information contains mostly victims from the and Canada. At some point, individual victims from other countries will be added to the database. 2 #two 1 Serial Killer Frequency by Decade(Decade of First Kill)DecadeUSInternationalTotal190049237 2191052237519206241103193055318619405545 1001950724111319602177629319706051607651 9807682179851990669322991200037129566620 10117113230 Source: Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseUpdated9/4/20162 Number of Separate Serial Killers Operating in a Given Year in the tables can be used to answer the question, "In any given year, how many Serial killers areactive in the United States?

3 "Definition of Serial KillerYear2 or More3 or More192016151921201719221010192322201924 1191925131019261591927121119281210192997 1930871931131119321391933151319341171935 1514193667193711101938101119391310194010 9194188194265194391019441112194512121946 1412194798194813919491061950141119511413 1952121019531410195414111955161019561713 195718133 Number of Separate Serial Killers Operating in a Given Year in the of Serial KillerYear2 or More3 or More195817131959127196023171961241719621 9151963292319642921196528181966453519672 6211968342719695039197052381971594919727 8591973897219741098019751027419769061197 7117841978138941979119951980125931981144 1051982128921983118831984147103198515511 6198616311019871891281988137881989148101 1990142991991147911992153109199314896199 41511081995127841996129841997113764 Number of Separate Serial Killers Operating in a Given Year in the of Serial KillerYear2 or More3 or More199812279199910265200085552001865520 0283582003825420047246200580672006765820 0783612008664020097544201064382011613020 126228201343272014402020153015 Yearly Average by DecadeDefinition of Serial KillerDecade2 or

4 More3 or More 1950-195915111960-196931231970-197995711 980-19891451021990-1999133892000-2009795 42010-20155429 Updated 9/4/2016 Note: This table only contains Serial killers that have been caught and identified. Numbers represent the number of separate Serial killers who killed at least one person that year. The number of kills in the definition represents the total number of kills; not the number in a given Serial KillersPercentage by Race and DecadeIndividual, Team, & OrganizationalRaceDecadeWhiteBlackHispan icAsianNative : Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseUpdated9/4/20166 Frequency of Serial KillersGender by and : Total includes decades not listed on this chartSource: Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseSeptember 4, 20167 Frequency of Serial KillersGender by DecadeUnited States : Total includes decades not listed on this chartSource: Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseSeptember 4, 20168 Frequency of Serial KillersGender by DecadeInternational.

5 Total includes decades not listed on this chartSource: Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseSeptember 4, 20169A Problem With The Typical ProfileAs can be seen in this table, the commonly cited profile of a Serial killerin the being a white, male, in his mid to late twenties is , , male, mid-to-late : Only Serial killers included in this chartSource: Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseSeptember 4, 201610 Broad MotivesMotiveNUSInt% All% USEnjoyment (thrill, lust, power) Activity/Criminal : Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseSeptember 4, 201611 Serial Killer IQBasic StatisticsN271 Average Victims of than : Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseUpdatedSeptember 4, 201612 Serial Killers and Military & InternationalMenWomenTotalMenWomenTotalO verall N1,4602541,7141,8548382,692 No Air Coast.

6 Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseSeptember 4, 2016 Serial Killers Active While in MilitaryCountryArmstrong, John EricUSBunday, Thomas RichardUSChristopher, Joseph , MichaelEnglandCummins, Gordon FrederickEnglandElton, Dwayne , George WilliamUSGrant, Gary Gene USGray, Ronald AdrianUSGrimson, AllanEnglandHance, William HenryUSJoubert, JohnUSKorn, DonaldUSLatham, James DouglasUSLeonski, Edward JosephAustraliaMcKnight, AnthonyUSMcManus, Fred EugeneUSPercy, Derek ErnstAustraliaShrader, Marcus IIIUST orrez, Jorge AvilaUSValenti, Richard Raymond USWilliams, David RussellCanadaYershov, VadimRussiaYork, George Killers by CountryCountryNumber of Serial Killers% of Serial KillersCountry's Share of World PopulationRatioUnited States3, should be taken in reviewing this table as the number of Serial killers by country is a functionof the number of actual killers, the number caught, and the number reported by police or the mediaNote: Serial killers operating in multiple countries are not includedSource.

7 Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseSeptember 4, 201614 Characteristics of Serial Killer VictimsN%Sex Female5, Male5, White6, Black2, Native & Race White Female3, White Male3, Black Female1, Black Male1, Hispanic Hispanic Asian Asian Actual AgeN%Cumulative % < of Serial Killer Victims Actual AgeN%Cumulative %

8 Of Serial Killer Victims Actual AgeN%Cumulative % TOTAL10,856 September 4, 2016 Source.

9 Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer Database17 Characteristics of Serial Killer VictimsVictim2010 Victims By StateNRankPopulation RankDifference California1,628110 Texas893220 Florida845341 Illinois629451 New York62853-2 Ohio433671 Pennsylvania42076-1 Washington3908135 Michigan38198-1 Georgia365109-1 Indiana34111154 Missouri31112186 Louisiana300132512 North Carolina2661410-4 Virginia2381512-3 New Jersey2071611-5 Massachusetts1951714-3 Oklahoma195182810 Maryland18519190 Tennessee1792017-3 District of Columbia170215029 Oregon17021276 Alabama16423230 South Carolina16224240 Arizona1562516-9 Colorado1552622-4 Kansas15327336 Kentucky1342826-2 Connecticut12229290 Wisconsin1183020-10 Nevada10531354

10 Arkansas10332320 Utah7733341 Nebraska7634384 Mississippi753531-4 Minnesota683621-15 New Mexico643736-1 Iowa533830-8 Alaska5139478 Montana414044418 Characteristics of Serial Killer VictimsVictim2010 Victims By StateNRankPopulation RankDifference Idaho374139-2 West Virginia374137-4 Maine304341-2 Wyoming2744517 Rhode Island254543-2 Delaware144645-1 North Dakota1147481 Vermont1147492 New Hampshire104942-7 Hawaii104940-9 South Dakota75146-5 TOTAL11,465 Method by Which Victim Was KilledMethod of DeathNPercentShot4, , , & ,915 Source: Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseSeptember 4, 201619 Number of Serial Killer Victims by Year1900-19391940-19791980 - : Radford /FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseUpdated:9/4/2016 Note:The numbers for 2014-2016 should be interpreted with caution as there is normally a lagbetween a murder and the identification of the Serial