<p>Are there any statistics about what proportion of armed attackers are willing to hurt or kill as opposed  only using their weapons as a threat? E.g. There were cases when a self-confident victim without any countermeasure (other than verbal and meta communication) forced the attacker to flee.
Which is more probable? Any studies about the topic?</p>

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Every combat strategist knows that the best win is when you defeat the enemy with your mind.  I suppose the study you seek would be a retrospective; probably quite clouded by how-far in the past the encounter occurred, the low quantity of such data being collected by a trained psychologist, and the infrequent reporting of such encounters
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Are armed offenders ready to use their weapons?
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# Are armed offenders ready to use their weapons?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-08)

Are there any statistics about what proportion of armed attackers are willing to hurt or kill as opposed only using their weapons as a threat? E.g. There were cases when a self-confident victim without any countermeasure (other than verbal and meta communication) forced the attacker to flee.
Which is more probable? Any studies about the topic?

**Tags:** social-psychology, forensic-psychology

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> **username_1**: Every combat strategist knows that the best win is when you defeat the enemy with your mind.  I suppose the study you seek would be a retrospective; probably quite clouded by how-far in the past the encounter occurred, the low quantity of such data being collected by a trained psychologist, and the infrequent reporting of such encounters  

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