If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.
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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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In 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300,000,000 Yen robbery remains unsolved to this day.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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).
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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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