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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

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Investigating crime statistics

15/09/2012

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Investigating Sweden's high rape rate; and which surprising countries top kidnap league?

Ruth Alexander investigates Sweden's high rape rate and finds out which countries are the surprise leaders of the world kidnap league.

The Julian Assange extradition case has put Sweden's relatively high rate of rape under the spotlight. But can such statistics be reliably compared from one country to another?

Ruth Alexander investigates and finds out which countries are the surprise leaders of the world kidnap league, and why even murder rates are difficult to compare internationally.

Plus, who went home from the London 2012 Games with more medals – Olympians or Paralympians?

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