The FBI estimates there are 25 to 50 serial killers that are active in the USA at any time. Though most are not identified and their various killings are not connected to a single killer. So most active serial killers are never known to exist, let alone actively being looked for.
@freemo OTOH rage killers, the sort who have no plan afterward, seem a lot more common today. Is that media amplification, or SSRI drugs, who knows?