Fewer than 1% of federal criminal defendants were acquitted in 2022
In 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants in federal criminal cases – about 0.4% – went to trial and were acquitted.
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In 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants in federal criminal cases – about 0.4% – went to trial and were acquitted.
In 24 places where detailed statistics are available, same-sex marriages in recent years have ranged from less than 1% to 3.4% of all marriages.
The new House will have 80 members who’ve served in the military, or 18.4% of members. That’s up from 75, or 17.2%, in the 117th Congress.
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
In an open-ended question allowing Americans to name which country they see as the greatest threat to the U.S., 50% name China.
The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to the latest available statistics from the CDC.
The U.S. abortion rate has generally declined since the 1980s, but there have been slight upticks in the late 2010s and early 2020s.
A median of 49% of people in 12 places in Asia say they at least somewhat favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.
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