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To: MeanWestTexan
https://www.worldatlas.com/crime/countries-that-have-produced-the-most-serial-killers.html
RankCountryNumber of serial killers
1USA3615
2Russia196
3UK190
4Japan137
5South Africa123
6India121
7Canada119
8Italy97
9Germany88
10Australia83

And @marktwain --> Mass murder by public shooting is not limited to the United States. -- it is not LIMITED to the USA, but List of countries with the highest numbers of mass shootings in 2023

  1. USA 101
  2. Russia 21
  3. France 8
  4. Germany 5
  5. Canada 4
  6. Finland 3
  7. Belgium 2
  8. Czechia 2
  9. Italia 2
  10. Netherlands 2
HOWEVER, 2023-24 Statistical Risk Assessment for Mass Killing has the USA not on the list - though it concerns more terrorist attacks
4 posted on 02/02/2024 6:56:02 AM PST by Cronos (I identify as an ambulance, my pronounces are wee/woo)
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To: Cronos

That’s mass murders, not serial killers.


7 posted on 02/02/2024 7:55:46 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Cronos
Your source lists "mass shootings" not mass murder by public shootings. There are several definitions of "mass shootings", but most people think of these things as mass murder, in a public place of unrelated people by shooting. These are often considered "active shooter" events.

Most would not consider the gang execution killing of seven men in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre as a "mass shooting" as it is considered in modern parlance.

From the NCJA: The FBI defines a mass shooting as when one or more people engage in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. The bureau’s definition excludes shootings motivated by gang violence, drug violence, domestic disputes or hostage situations, or resulting from another criminal act, like a bank robbery.

In 2022, the FBI found 50 active shooter incidents, of which 13 met the federal definition of a mass killing incident.

The FBI has not released the numbers for 2023 yet.

9 posted on 02/02/2024 8:51:20 AM PST by marktwain (quq)
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