Big city, small town, even rural communities. Meth labs are hidden in rolling hills of small town areas - soon meth addicts are
breaking into homes, hijacking cars, where violent crime was unheard of only a year ago.
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RAPES ...There were 94,635 reported
rapes in 2004. The highest percentage of rape is in the Northeast. July is when the greatest number of rapes occur.
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ROBBERIES ...There were 401,326
robberies in 2004. Highest percentage of these (38%) were in the South. 42% of the robberies occurred on the streets,
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14% occurred in homes.
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ASSAULT ...There were 854,911
incidents of aggravated assault. Firearms were used for 19.3% of the assaults, knives or cutting instruments 18.6%,
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other weapons (clubs, blunt objects, etc.) 35.6% and personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, \par etc.) accounted
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for 26.6% of the assaults.
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CAR JACKINGS ...There
are around 38,000 car jackings each year. 74% of the victims faced a weapon. About 63% of carjacking incidents
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occurred within 5 miles of the victim's home, including 17% that occurred at or near the home...sometimes in their
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own driveway. Only 4% occurred more than 50 miles from the victim's home. It's obvious there is a need for these
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products. Emergencies can occur anywhere, and preparedness matters
Think Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. God forbid you'd be caught there, as a homeowner, worker or tourist.
But if you were, thrown out into the streets to fend for yourself and protect your family, you'd be a lot better
off with a taser, stun gun or at least MACE in your pocket
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