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I think you’re misremembering that statistic. 1/3 of Americans have some form of criminal record, but not all crimes are felonies, anyone with a traffic ticket
by Retric 3y ago
I think you’re misremembering that statistic. 1/3 of Americans have some form of criminal record, but not all crimes are felonies, anyone with a traffic ticket counts.
https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/criminal-records-and-reentry-toolkit https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/criminal-rec...
- kube-system 3y agoThe 1/3 number I'm citing counts arrests without convictions https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/18/andrew-cuomo/yes-one-three-us-adults-have-criminal-record/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/18/andrew-cuo... But on a second reading of that page, I think you're right, "criminal record" is more accurate. My point is the same, either way -- it's a lot of people.
- t-3 3y agoMost traffic violations are civil infractions, not criminal (unless there's many repetitions of the same CI to elevate it to a criminal charge, it's not going to be on a criminal record).
- Retric 3y agoYes and no, in the same way that Social Security is and is not an income tax. A minor speeding ticket does and doesn’t get added to your criminal record.