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Criminal activity costs Israel billions every year
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel, crime 

Criminal activity in Israel inflicts a net loss of billions of shekels every year, the annual report of the Public Security Ministry revealed on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry figures, criminal activity cost Israel NIS 100 billion since 2001, and NIS 13 billion in 2007 alone.

The numbers, submitted to Director General Rani Falk, take into account pre-emptive police activity, including protective measures and insurance, the actual damage caused by the criminal act itself, and the operational cost of the reinforcement system, including the deployment of police and the work of the judicial system.
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