Originally posted by mrsleeve
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Surprising Crime Figures
• Around half of all violent crimes result in no injury whatsoever (according to both police figures and BCS).
• 71% of mugging (robbery and snatch theft) incidents result in no injury.
• The number of violent incidents has fallen by 36% since 1995.
• Property crime (burglary, theft, etc) has fallen 46% since 1995.
• The average household is burgled only once every 50 years.
You are dealing with a country that considers a motorist accidentally hitting a cyclist as a violent crime. Far from what I, and most other Americans would consider a violent crime....you know....like the ones you're supposed to be so afraid of that you spend lots of money on weapons you are incredibly unlikely to ever need. And which are, in fact, more likely to be the accidental cause of a personal injury to yourself or someone you care about than to offer actual defense against someone intent on doing you harm.....
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