Surfing through the web I came across a few interesting statistics, 85% of all serial killers come from America (USA) according to the FBI, there are at least 35 at large any one time who have not been identified (They are not known or being actively sought although they have already committed their first crime), the majority are white male. While the FBI put it at 20 – 50 Joel Norris in his 1990 book Serial Killers The Growing Menace put it as many as 500.
Serial Killers are usually defined as having killed 2 or more unrelated victims in separate incidents. They often target prostitutes, runaways and others who lead transient and anonymous lives usually not reported missing promptly and receive little police or media attention.
Now the USA has approx. 300 million people and Europe (27 nation block) 500 million with plenty of white males. Is it possible we have our own serial killers in equivalent numbers in Europe who go undetected?
There have been plenty to date coming from European countries for example:
The list goes on and on.
But if we had how would we know? In America they have the FBI Behavioural unit, is there a European equivalent? Or is it down to departments in the individual European National police forces?
Do individual countries, or even better at a European level keep statistics on missing persons? Figures that could be compared with America and allowances made for the distorted effect of conflicts like Yugoslavia.
I assume that would be a good place to start anyone any ideas?
Serial Killers are usually defined as having killed 2 or more unrelated victims in separate incidents. They often target prostitutes, runaways and others who lead transient and anonymous lives usually not reported missing promptly and receive little police or media attention.
Now the USA has approx. 300 million people and Europe (27 nation block) 500 million with plenty of white males. Is it possible we have our own serial killers in equivalent numbers in Europe who go undetected?
There have been plenty to date coming from European countries for example:
- Marc Dutroux Belgium
- Antti Taskinen Finland
- Thierry Paulin France
- Volker Eckert Germany
- Fred Rose West GB
The list goes on and on.
But if we had how would we know? In America they have the FBI Behavioural unit, is there a European equivalent? Or is it down to departments in the individual European National police forces?
Do individual countries, or even better at a European level keep statistics on missing persons? Figures that could be compared with America and allowances made for the distorted effect of conflicts like Yugoslavia.
I assume that would be a good place to start anyone any ideas?