Explore the data
What our database adds up to.
Four cuts of the case file database. Geography. Era. Occupation patterns. Conviction outcomes. Each chart is a question we get asked — and a starting point for your own. All numbers update as cases publish.
Section 01 of 04
Where the cases come from
Top US states and top countries by number of documented cases.
No data yet for this view.
The US-states view is restricted to cases with country = United States. The countries view includes everything else. Surface-level: more US cases reflect both editorial focus and stronger public records availability — not necessarily higher prevalence.
Section 02 of 04
When the cases happened
Cases by crime year, 1950 to present.
The rightward growth is partly real (more recent cases = more available evidence) and partly editorial coverage bias — we've documented digital-era cases more thoroughly than archival ones. The Archive section is our long-running effort to close that gap.
Section 03 of 04
Occupations × crime types
Which crime types are most strongly associated with which offender occupations.
Not enough data yet for the occupation × crime breakdown.
Cell colour scales with case count (square-root, so heavy concentrations don't crowd out smaller ones). The diagonal patterns you'll see — teachers + grooming, family members + sexual abuse — are robust across jurisdictions and decades.
Section 04 of 04
Conviction outcomes by state
Verdicts across linked offenders in the 10 US states with the most documented cases.
Not enough data yet — verdicts per state will populate as cases land.
One offender = one segment; multi-offender cases contribute multiple segments. 'Pending' rows are open cases at the time of last edit. 'Other' rolls up uncommon verdicts (mistrial, overturned, etc.) for legibility.