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Growing Statistics

Imagine seeing a badly beaten child run through the thickness of crowds.
One child is abused every 35 seconds.
Imagine losing a loved one due to a car crash caused by a drunk driver.
Accidents like this happen every 29 minutes.
Can you see your home being turned upside down?
A house theft happens every 2.3 seconds.
What if one day you met the person with the same D.O.B and name as you?
Identity theft happens every 8.7 seconds.
Imagine a woman who’s lost all hopes that trys her best to hide all her bruises and scars.
Domestic violence of woman beaten by her partner happens every 1.3 minutes.
Think of the society were in today. Think of the chances of you or a loved one being involved in a crime listed above. Think of what it will be like in a few years. 2004 was the lowest crime rate recorded. With numbers still very high.
Its now 2008.
Five years of these numbers growing.
These are the kinds of times we have to face.
Life is taken so fast, and the chances of ours are growing.

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