Table 1

Offender Demographics

Offender age group at time of arrest (n = 442), yearsMaleFemale
    < 203 (0.8)2 (3.3)
    20–29103 (27.2)21 (35.0)
    30–3986 (22.8)17 (28.3)
    40–4986 (22.8)15 (25.0)
    51–6071 (18.8)4 (6.7)
    61–7025 (6.6)1 (1.7)
    71–804 (1.1)0 (0.0)
Gender (n = 456)
    Male392 (86.0)
    Female62 (13.6)
    Transgender1 (0.2)
    Unknown1 (0.2)
Race (n = 383)
    White325 (84.9)
    African American25 (6.5)
    Hispanic24 (6.3)
    Other9 (2.3)
Relationship status (n = 200)
    Single, no intimate relationships with humans25 (12.5)
    Is or has been in an intimate human relationship175 (87.5)
Children (n = 64)*
    130 (15.1)
    223 (11.6)
    314 (7.0)
    46 (3.0)
    51 (0.5)
Employment (n = 169)
    Animal-related24 (14.2)
    Child-related7 (4.1)
    Student, unemployed15 (8.9)
    Military, fire, law enforcement25 (14.8)
    Teacher, minister11 (6.5)
    Medical, legal15 (8.9)
    Employed, not otherwise specified72 (42.6)
  • Data are presented as n (%). Demographic information was variably available across the cases reviewed. The numbers for which specific information is available are listed for each demographic.

  • * Number of offenders with children, including any children associated with this offender regardless of whether living with offender at time of incident.