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(1) Life, Property and Personal Security
According to the Justice Department, one in five Americans are crime victims annually, by far the world's highest percentage. In 2009:
-- an estimated 4.3 million violent crimes were committed;
-- another 15.6 million property crimes; and
-- 133,000 million personal thefts against US residents aged 12 or older.
Easy access to guns exacerbates the problem, Reuters saying America ranks first globally on number of privately-owned firearms, an estimated 200 million, or two for every three residents. The fallout includes about 12,000 annual gun murders. Weapons are used in over one-fifth of violent crimes and nearly half of all robberies.
(2) Civil and Political Rights
Severe violations occur regularly, including:
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