Editing Parricide (section)

== Prevalence ==
As per the Parricide Prevention Institute, approximately 2–3% of all U.S. murders were parricides each year since 2010.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Youthful Parricide Offender a$$|url=https://www.parricide.org/youthful-parricide-stats |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Parricide Prevention |language=English}}</ref> {{Unreliable source?|date=April 2025}}The more than 300 parricides occurring in just the U.S. each year means there are 6 or more parricide events, on average, each week. This estimate does not include the murders of grandparents or stepparents by a child – only the murders of their natal or legally adoptive parents.<ref name=Thompsons/>