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Don't know that there are really any RELIABLE statistics on this subject. Advocacy groups on both sides tend to skew the statistics to their favor, but common sense would dictate that the percentage is actually quite small, and nowhere near as prevalent as some sensational TV shows would have you believe.

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I worked with someone whose friend was an inspector in the police force and he said they all did it just a case of whether it gets proven or not.so he thought 100 per cent

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The authorities do not collect statistics regarding the number of suspects. Also, the question is too broad.

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