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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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    In 1995, a man named Shawn Nelson stole a tank from the US Army and took it for a joyride on a highway in California.
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    Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
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    IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return
    According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!
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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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    In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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