Law and Crime Facts

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    Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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    There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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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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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    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.”
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