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Subject: RE: SV: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves - National Crime Rates
From: "Thomas Mitchell" <thomasmitchell1@qwest.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 17:52:02 -0700

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics...

Thomas

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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

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