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How many crimes does the average criminal commit each year?
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How many crimes does the average criminal commit each year?
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20
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (1 statement)
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190
Heritage Foundation (2 statements)
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20
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCJRS Abstract - National Criminal Justice Reference Service
BASED ON AN AVERAGE CRIMINAL CAREER OF 20 YEARS (APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THIS TIME IN PRISON), THE FIGURE OF 20 MAJOR FELONIES PER YEAR IS DERIVED.
190
Heritage Foundation
Crime, Poverty and the Familiy | The Heritage Foundation
A well known study in 1980, which followed 240 criminals, found that in an eleven-year period they committed over 500,000 crimes -- an average of 190 crimes a year.
Crime, Poverty and the Familiy | The Heritage Foundation
Another study of various state prisoners found that 25 percent of them committed 135 crimes a year; 10 percent of them committed 600 crimes a year.