Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

    There are 50 Law and Crime Facts!

    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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    A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes! (and he is getting fed up of it)
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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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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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    Unique Prison in Brazil
    Unique Prison in Brazil
    There is a prison in Brazil that allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles, providing electricity to a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences.
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    IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return
    According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!
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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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