WOMEN ARE COMMITTING MORE CRIMES

Women still may have a long way to go before they get paid as much as men but we’re making great progress towards parity when it comes to committing crimes.  Since 1970, female crimes have increased by 140% and show no signs of slowing down. Women account for high percentages of embezzlement (41%), fraud (39%), forgery (36%) and larceny-theft (33%).  Surprisingly, women are responsible for 28% of all property crimes and 15% of all violent crimes.  Also, women who are sent to prison for murder are twice as likely to have killed someone close to them like a boyfriend, husband, or child.

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February 4th, 2010 | Tags: Crime statistics | Category: Daily Blog