Psychological – Culprits with severe personality disorders, mentally ill individuals are delusional and could become a threat.

Personal – Culprits who usually have direct or indirect contact with an individual for some form of revenge or motive to harm individuals.

Economic – Strikes, Riots or politically motivated attacks and or kidnapping

Ideological – Attacks Based on religious or cultural differences

Sexual – Paedophiles and mentally ill individuals

Coincidental – Wrong place at the wrong time