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X_Digger

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Tue May-10-11 03:00 PM
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193. Had he said that people feel that way, you might have a point.. since he didn't...

Edited on Tue May-10-11 03:01 PM by X_Digger

In the US there are 400,000 residential fires every year, and there are ~105,000,000 homes. Odds of a home fire? 1 in 263.

http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Fire-Prevention/fires-factsheet.html

According to the DOJ, the rate of being the victim of a violent crime is 20 / 1,000 overall (as high as 27 / 1,000 for some groups like african americans.) That comes out to 1 in 50.

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1743

Do you only keep a fire extinguisher in your home when you expect to have a fire?

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