First of all, the large amount of known serial killers are presumably those that were actually caught, but what about those that weren’t? What percentage of killers might be left uncaught simply because in other cases, the focus was on males as suspects?
It’s kinda like saying “the vast number of cases where police found drugs during a search were of race X”… but if they’re searching “race X” at a 5-1 ratio then yeah that stat is skewed by bias.
For every Dahmer we catch, a Lucy Letby might be running amok because we are biased towards believing that such killers belong to a particular demographic.
Yeah I think this is a much more likely explanation than the idea that there are 10x more male murderers than female ones. I can understand some differences due to socilisation, but not that much.
Only 8.6% of known U.S. serial killers are female. In terms of motive, composited data shows that almost 70% of female serial killers acted for financial gain.
As with many things, known can be a loaded word.
First of all, the large amount of known serial killers are presumably those that were actually caught, but what about those that weren’t? What percentage of killers might be left uncaught simply because in other cases, the focus was on males as suspects?
It’s kinda like saying “the vast number of cases where police found drugs during a search were of race X”… but if they’re searching “race X” at a 5-1 ratio then yeah that stat is skewed by bias.
For every Dahmer we catch, a Lucy Letby might be running amok because we are biased towards believing that such killers belong to a particular demographic.
Yeah I think this is a much more likely explanation than the idea that there are 10x more male murderers than female ones. I can understand some differences due to socilisation, but not that much.
How many men are murdered vs women? Women are not even the primary target of murder. 78.7% of murder victims worldwide are men. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide_statistics_by_gender
And yet most women who are murdered are murdered by men.
Do you have any statistics on this?
https://bjs.ojp.gov/female-murder-victims-and-victim-offender-relationship-2021