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Statistics

Solace is found in the search for meaning among the statistics on crime.

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Multi-colored bullet Statistics demonstrate that crime rates in Australia have increased substantially since the government there instituted a gun buy-back program in 1997.

Red bullet More women are victims of domestic violence on Super Bowl Sunday than on any other day of the year.

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