Category: Crime
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Who Are the Victims of Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is a hidden problem in many relationships and marriages. Abuser often use intimidation, physical assault, sexual abuse and other abusive behavior to control a partner or a family member while hiding behind the perception of a happy home. So who are the victims of domestic violence? While anyone can be involved in a…
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Human Trafficking: A Profitable Heinous Crime
Human smuggling and trafficking have been one of the fastest growing type of transactional crime due to the present world conditions which increased its demand. Thousands of mostly women and children are being transported, for the purpose of sexual and labor exploitation, from poor and developing countries to different parts of the world. The auctions…
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Safety and Violence in Schools Statistics
Safety in American schools became a serious concern in recent decades. Despite the media reports that fatal violence among students is relatively low. Non-fatal offense, however, takes place in much higher numbers, sometimes more frequently inside the school than outside of it. The graphic below is a collection of statistics about the violence and safe…
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20 Insane Items Smuggled Through Customs
Drugs, weapon and money are among the common smuggled items around the world. And there are some travelers, caught by airport customs and securities, smuggling strange items that will blow your mind. Here are the 20 weird and illegal stuffs smugglers have tried to sneak through customs—and been busted. See also the problem with Human…
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Chronology of Celebrities’ Private Data Theft
Apple and FBI continuously investigate the massive hacking of cloud storage service that leaked out a flood of private photos of many celebrities all over the Internet. Security breaches regularly happen in business around the world. But it’s not just companies having their private data stolen by a hacker—personal information from political figure and celebrity…
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100+ African Elephants Slaughtered for Ivory each Day
Illegal wildlife hunting and slaughtering of African elephants for ivory is big business for poachers in Africa. What is ivory used for today? Ivory from elephant tusks are carved into vanity products like jewelry, figurines, billiard balls and piano keys. Asian demand for African ivory is driving the poaching crisis in Africa. The price of…
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Whale Poaching in Japan
Whales are migratory species that takes time to mature, and have high value for both tourism and whalers. Since the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whale poaching in 1986, Japan has killed over 10,000 of these endangered marine mammals. Hunted for their blubber and meat, the Japanese whalers had been killing tons of minke…
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G20: Best and Worst Countries for Women to Live and Work
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Drug War
The economics of drug trade and government’s war on drugs program is illustrated on this graphic. It reveals the 40 years of ineffective campaign against drugs which cost a trillion dollar of taxpayer’s money. See also 20 Insane Items Smuggled Through Customs and 16 Celebrity Faces Who Are Killed by Drugs. Specifications Infographic Design Statistical…