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Originally Posted by dc_dux
1 on 4 chance of being a victim of a violent crime? Source?
Thats the first I've seen that statistic.
I do know that approx. 5 million violent crimes (and decreasing in recent years) are committed in the US annually....a nation of 300 million.
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I'll try to find a link to it. I know it was an FBI crime report that came out in 99 I think, but not positive.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
According to the DoJ, the figure 1s just over 20 victims per 1,000 persons
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you're looking at the wrong stat. i'll find the link and post it.
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Originally Posted by filtherton
This is fantasy. If this was true, no cops would ever be killed by criminals in the line of duty. If I was a mugger, and thought that you had a gun, I might just be more likely to kill you before I made my "I'm finna rob you" intentions clear.
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fine. whatever.
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