Law and Crime Facts

    Law and Crime Facts

    There are 50 Law and Crime Facts!

    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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    The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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    16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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    A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes! (and he is getting fed up of it)
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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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    Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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    Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
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    Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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    Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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    Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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    Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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