I thought your question was an interesting one, so I asked the internet, "On average, in a violent attack, how many attackers will be present?" Here is the answer I received:

Research shows that most violent crimes are committed by a single offender
. While the average number of offenders is close to one, the likelihood of a multiple-attacker scenario varies depending on the type of crime.

Key statistics

• A 2018 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) analyzing offenders per crime found the average to be 1.29 attackers per violent crime, based on a total of 3.86 million offenses involving 4.96 million offenders.
• The vast majority of violent crimes are perpetrated by a single person:
  • 73% of violent crimes against men involved a lone offender.
  • 84% of violent crimes against women involved a lone offender.
• Data from a 2013 BJS report shows that incidents involving multiple offenders were a small minority of non-fatal violent crimes, occurring in less than 5% of cases involving both family and non-family offenders.
• Incidents involving more than one assailant were only common in certain types of violent crime, such as robberies against men.

Factors that influence the number of attackers

The likelihood of facing multiple assailants can vary based on several factors:

• Type of crime: Robbery is a violent crime more likely to involve multiple attackers than others.
• Targeted vs. random violence: In hate crimes, researchers have found that lone-actor incidents occur more frequently than group-based ones.
• Group affiliation: For extremist terrorism, lone offenders are the primary threat for lethal attacks in the US, acting independently rather than on behalf of a specific group.

 

Not a reliable answer butt my memory of multiple robbery type situations indicates from one to maybe three if they expect enuff loot to be worth it. I watch a lot of news while having morning coffee... Like now at 630.

 

And here's what I got from an AI (not ForaFrank). The AI is pretty good as it references the sources used to generate the data. So at least this isn't complete BS.

Crime Type	Typical Attackers
General violent crime	1 attacker
Robbery (esp. by strangers)	2 or more attackers
Assault by acquaintance or relative	1 attacker

 

I saw that you asked our private AI and got pretty much the same answer.

 

Yessir.

It's a very interesting question, isn't it? The data, which looks reliable and consistent, should give folks new information to make good decisions on carrying and home defense.

 

Honest, I searched the internet and could not come up with a meaningful answer. I did get some responses but they were all about crime stats, numbers and types of violations.

Thank you all for the help and information. I am doing some thinking on concealed carry - personal defense.

Thanks again.

 

Although not very scientific reading the "Armed Citizen" section of the American Rifleman magazine may be worth your while.

 

In Memphis they travel in fours, usually.

 

First shootout I was involved in, was four, only one was armed, with a 12ga. pump.They went back to prison, and I went home.