Facts about crime

• The U.S. has 5 percent of the world's population, but 25 percent of the world's incarcerated population.
• Violent crime constitutes 4.6 percent of arrests in the United States.
• There are approximately 12 million crimes committed in the United States every single year.
• Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
• About 20% of the victims of violent crime nationally went to a hospital emergency room.
• There are over 100,000 rapes in the United States every single year.
• Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
• Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
• Every year an inmate spends in prison costs taxpayers an average of $22,000
• Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
• Gang members are responsible for up to 80% of the crimes committed in the United States each year.
• The cost of a life term for an average California prisoner is $1.5 million.
• Less than 10 percent of criminals commit about 67 percent of all crime.
• Every year, 1 out of every 5 people is a victim of a crime in the U.S.
• It takes 5 minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
• 80% of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.