Crime Facts

It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.

Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.

Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.

Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.

Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.

The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.