Someone asked about murder statistics showing relationship (if any) between killers and victims I cant find the post again, but think it was in the previous thread.
FBI statistics are available online, including 2013 Murder Circumstances by relationship (NB: *relationship is that of victim to offender)
Total victims: 12,253
Relationship is unknown for 5,572 of these (which probably indicates murders that have not been solved)
Of the remaining 6,681 victims:
1,281 the murderer was a stranger
That leaves 5,400 murders in which there was some known relationship between victim and killer.
The FBI stats provide a breakdown of the various known relationship categories / subcategories as well as circumstances (rape, burglary, gangland killing etc )
Link to FBI page for above: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_10_murder_circumstances_by_relationship_2013.xls
Thanks for sharing this. I am wondering in this large pool of murder case, serial murders would have a very different stats. I would believe victims do not know SK. Maybe some SK has stalk some victims but the relationship would usually be very shallow if not one way.
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