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The United States' crime rate is the highest with 11,877,218 "reported" crimes annually. This may have more to do with the amount of law enforcement than with the actual number of crimes commited in per country.
No. President Ford pardoned former President Nixon for any past crimes committed against the United States. No pardon can apply to crimes committed in the future of when the pardon is granted.
TREASON against the United States is a crime which can be committed outside the country for which you can be charged in the US. For other crimes committed on foreign soil, you can be charged in the US as a FUGITIVE and held pending extradition from those countries with whom we have extradition treaties.
Statistics regarding a variety of crimes committed in the United States can be found on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Web site (http://www.fbi.gov).
There are many crimes that have punishments such as murder. Some states in the United States will sentence someone to death for a murder.
The crime rate in the Middle East is surprisingly low. For every 100K people living in the Middle East, there are only 5-10 crimes committed annually.
Hate crimes legislation sends a message that the United States does not support bigotry.
Most (all?) states have enhanced penalties for crimes committed against the elderly. Crimes against the elderly are viewed sort of like crimes committed against children.
There truly isn't an accurate list of states arranged in order of violence. The states with the most violent crimes committed per 100,000 people are Florida, South Carolina, and Maryland. Most violent crimes in the USA are committed in the south.
According to the Wikipedia article "Extradition law in the United States", Indonesia is one of about fifty countries that do not have an extradition treaty with the U.S. - Indonesia does not have an extradition treaty with the United States for most crimes, however they do allow extradition to the US for drug smuggling or other drug-related crimes.
"In the US science stations, Special Deputy U.S. Marshals greet all visitors with a lecture and warns that serious crimes committed on the continent by Americans can be prosecuted in the United States." Read more from their Web site, below.
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