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	<title>Havocscope Black Market - Statistics, Data and Crime News</title>
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	<description>Global leader in providing black market data. Publishes leading indexes and compiles information on criminal markets worldwide.</description>
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		<title>Illegally traded Rhino Horns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to international organizations, between 2006 and 2009 around 1,500 Rhino Horns were illegally traded.
Source:  Robyn Dixon, &#8220;Surge in rhino poaching devastates African populations,&#8221; Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2010. 
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		<title>Rhinos killed in South Africa in 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2009, 122 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa.
Source:  Robyn Dixon, &#8220;Surge in rhino poaching devastates African populations,&#8221; Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2010. 
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		<title>Bribes paid in the education system of Russia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About $1 Billion is paid in bribes each year in Russia to secure admission requirements and passage of exams.
Source:  Peter Finn, &#8220;Taking On Russia&#8217;s Ubiquitous Bribery,&#8221; Washington Post, July  14, 2008. 
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		<link>http://www.havocscope.com/bribes-paid-in-the-education-system-of-russia/</link>
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		<title>Internet Fraud losses in 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The total dollar amount in losses to Internet Fraud in 2009 was $559.7 Million, according to the FBI.  The losses in 2009 was more than doubled the losses of $264.6 Million in 2008.
There were 336,655 total complaints reported to the FBI in 2009, an increase of 22 percent from the previous year.
16 percent of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Counterfeit goods seizures in Japan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Majority of counterfeit goods seized in Japan originated from China. ]]></description>
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		<title>Wildlife trade from Vietnam into China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An estimated 3,000 tons of wildlife meat is consumed and exported into China from Vietnam each year.
Source:  &#8220;Over 2 tons of wildlife and animal bones seized,&#8221; VietNam Net, March 11, 2010. 
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		<link>http://www.havocscope.com/wildlife-trade-from-vietnam-into-china/</link>
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		<title>Rate of killings for elephants due to poaching</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 8 percent of the world&#8217;s population of elephants are being killed each year due to poaching, according to a conservation biologist at the University of Washington.
Source:  Sandi Doughton, &#8220;Sale of elephant tusk stockpiles may encourage poaching, experts worry,&#8221; Seattle Times, March 11, 2010. 
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		<link>http://www.havocscope.com/rate-of-killings-for-elephants-due-to-poaching/</link>
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		<title>Corruption on the US border</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Associated Press, from 2007 to 2010 there were over 80 corruption related convictions of law enforcement officials at all levels of government along the Southwest border.
In addition, about 10 percent of all new hires in the US Border Patrol are given a lie detector test. Out of the 10 percent given the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.havocscope.com/corruption-on-the-us-border/</link>
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		<title>7 percent of 12 year olds sniffed inhalants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Between 2006 and 2008, 7 percent of 12 year olds in the United States reported to having sniffed inhalants such as glue, nail polish remover, spray paints and cleaning fluids.
Source:  Mark Guarino, &#8220;Teens and drugs: After long decline, drug use climbs,&#8221; Christian Science Monitor, March 11, 2010. 
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		<title>Security forces hold small portion of all small arms in circulation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legitimate security forces hold only one-third of all small arms in circulation.  ]]></description>
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