Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics... Thomas - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 5:05 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: SV: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves - National Crime Rates Of course....but to keep this discussion vaguely honest, let's remember that the U.S. has a population of more than 278,058,881, compared to Germany's population of 83,029,536.... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tim Atherton Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 7:47 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: SV: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves \ > According to a report in the "Bild am Sonntag," the crime rate has > slightly decreased compared to last year. The newspaper referred to > crime statistics for the year 2000 released by the Federal Office of > Criminology. It reports that approx.6.3 million criminal acts were > reported - 0.6% less than in 1999. > > I will feel much safer on my next trip to Berlin. I have every hope that > out of the 6 million crimes yearly, I will be unaffected. > > Allan Isn't that significantly less than the total number of "criminals" the US has warehoused in it's prison system? tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html