Law and Crime Facts

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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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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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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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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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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