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Last update - 12:51 29/04/2008 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. Advertisement Related articles: Remand extended for suspected head of crime ring in South Dichter: There are no magical solutions to organized crime Indictment filed against alleged organized crime boss Asi Abutbul Police: Organized crime groups traffic Palestinians into Israel Bookmark to del.icio.us   Deterring Tehran Bush: Disclosure of IAF strike on Syria sends a message to Iran. A lesser evil In Haaretz issue from 1932, Hitler makes a better impression than expected.   1.   Does that include Katsav and Benizris pesion 13:39  |  SJ 29/04/08   2.   SJ 14:07  |  BenLolo 29/04/08   3.   Haaretz 14:12  |  BenLolo 29/04/08   4.   Starts at the Knesset and works its way down (end). 15:18  |  Joe Sittizen 29/04/08   5.   It`s all hopeless until investigators are investigated 4 a start 17:16  |  Panto Mino 29/04/08   6.   Nationalist inspired theft 19:14  |  Ilan 29/04/08   7.   Nationalist inspired theft 19:14  |  Ilan 29/04/08   8.   To #6: Benizri and Sela should be Arabs... 21:53  |  Ulf 29/04/08   9.   Know what you SHOULD complain about 22:50  |  Yaakov 29/04/08   10.   To#9: Religious people comit many crimes 17:33  |  Ulf 30/04/08   11.   To #10: NOT true... 20:05  |  Yaakov 30/04/08

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