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| When glass breaks, which way will it shower, toward or away from the force that broke it? | US Crime Facts
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toward. A surprising misconception. Sometimes glass flies as much as ten feet!
| About what percent of local police agencies have fewer than 25 sworn officers? | US Crime Facts
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90 percent. Almost half of the police departments in the US have less than 10 sworn officers! Amazingly, NYC has over 30,000 sworn officers.
Every 20 seconds. Amazing.
Driving under the influence.
| When you are arrested you are read your rights. What is your second right? | US Crime Facts
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The right to an attorney. Miranda code: You have the right to remain silent ...
Every 23 minutes. I was surprised to find this out. It seems like it would be a lot more, doesn't it?
ND . One year, the state had only one murder!
3. Every 17 seconds, which is about three per minute.
| About 60 percent of big city murders are solved. What is the percent of murders solved in rural areas? | US Crime Facts
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75. Interesting, considering the information in question 2.
| According to a survey, one in how many children aged 10 to 17 has seen or knows someone who has been shot? | US Crime Facts
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| What animal are police considering using (besides dogs) to sniff for illegal drugs? | US Crime Facts
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Pigs. Although their sense of smell isn't as keen as a dog's, they are very efficient. Pigs are believed to be the third smartest land mammal (after apes and humans), and can be trained faster than a dog. Pigs are small and strong. However, they are very slow. Pigs will never replace dogs, but some departments have found them useful and cost-effective.
| Excluding murders, how many crime victims are there each year? | US Crime Facts
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43,547,400. Have you been a victim? Yet?
$13.5 billion. So that's where my tax money has been going (not to the schools...)
| True or false: About 10 percent of all violent criminals each commit more than 600 crimes per year? | US Crime Facts
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t. Sadly, about 6 percent of all criminals commit 70 percent of the violent crimes. Those arrested for these crimes average 9.4 arrests each.
CA . CA has over 112,000 robberies per year.
VT . One year Vermont only had 21 robberies.
| How often is a police officer killed in the line of duty? | US Crime Facts
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80 percent. Eighty percent, 70 percent of which are men ages 15 to 34. 40 percent of all arrests are males ages 15 to 24. Come on, guys! Shape up!
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