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Stalking is a gender neutral crime, with both male and female perpetrators and victims. However, most stalkers are men. Best statistics indicate that 75-80 percent (75-80%) of all stalking cases involve men stalking women. Most tend to fall into the young to middle-aged categories. Most have above-average intelligence. Stalkers come from every walk of life and every socio-economic background. Virtually anyone can be a stalker, just as anyone can be a stalking victim.  There are two main types of stalkers – “Love Obsession”, where stalkers develop a love obsession or fixation on someone with whom they have no personal relationship; and “Simple Obsession”, where a previous personal or romantic relationship did exist.  

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