Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

    There are 50 Law and Crime Facts!

    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).
    -177
    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
    46
    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
    181
    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
    469
    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.
    91
    Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
    76
    Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
    11
    In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
    4