Law and Crime Facts

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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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    Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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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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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    Fines in Finland
    Fines in Finland
    In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
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    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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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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