USA: 40% of attackers in public places are repeat offenders

40% of the perpetrators of attacks committed between 2016 and 2020, with at least three victims in public places in the US, were repeat offenders.

According to a post released on Wednesday American Secret Servicetwo of the five attackers inside the country state joined He had previously been involved in violent acts.

The study analyzes the characteristics of 173 attacks massive – named after United States Secret Service for having at least three victims, killed or injured, which were held in public spaces between 2016 and 2020 in an attempt to provide the tools to prevent them.

Director US Secret Service, Kimberly Cheetle explained that the data collected in the report is important in order to “be able to identify” potential attackers “before they even appear” in order to “guid communities” to recognize certain behaviors.

“The study tells us that these people are showing concern. And this concern is obvious to others. So any tools that communities have that they can use to keep themselves safe are tools that we will encourage them to use. use,” Cheetle added.

Of the 180 attackers, 73 had been involved in at least one act of violence in the past, according to the report, and while 43 had had previous contact with law enforcement, only 28 had been charged in the past and 15 had not. with allegations of a different nature.

In addition, about two thirds intruders they had criminal record and more than half of the perpetrators had previously been arrested.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ATTACKS

attacks from Firearms between 2016 and 2020, they made up three-quarters of the total, and more than half of the perpetrators owned one of the weapons used. About 10% of offenders had previously had their firearms confiscated or their licenses to carry weapons revoked.

incidents they were held primarily in businesses such as restaurants, shops, and workplaces, followed by public spaces such as streets, walkways, and parking lots, and educational centers.

More than half attacks were directed against people based on gender, religion or ethnicity.

The vast majority of the aggressors were between 25 and 34 years old, followed by young people between 14 and 24 years old; and at least six of them were radicalized via the Internet. Some of the attackers defended conspiracy theories, such as that arriving in Moon Was it a government lie or that the Jews are trying to take over the world.

Some reasons for intruders supported by anti-Semitism, xenophobia or discrimination to the LGTBQ+ teamin addition to white supremacy.

Other data collected Secret Service disturbing behavior exhibited by perpetrators before committing acts violence studied: half of them committed physical violence in the form of attacks against individuals, against property, or against their partners or their family members.

EFE