Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

    There are 50 Law and Crime Facts!

    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.
    12
    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
    111
    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
    58
    North Korea Cannabis
    North Korea Cannabis
    The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure is North Korea.
    13
    Fines in Finland
    Fines in Finland
    In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
    40
    Richard Klinkhamer
    Richard Klinkhamer
    A year after his wife's disappearance, a Dutch crime writer named Richard Klinkhamer wrote a suspicious book about seven ways to kill your spouse. He became famous and spent the next decade hinting in print and on TV that he had murdered her. Finally, it turned out that he really had.
    52
    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
    223
    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