Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

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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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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    Missing Plane
    Missing Plane
    In 2003, a Boeing 727-223 was stolen from an airport in Angola. Despite a worldwide search, it still has not been found.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    Amazing Plane Theft
    Amazing Plane Theft
    In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
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    The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.
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    Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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