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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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    Whipping Tom
    Whipping Tom
    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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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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    Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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    Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
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    Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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