Orange County has the lowest crime rate when compared to other major counties in the nation. Gang violence is the primary contributor to the crime rate and an increasing gang membership is a major concern. Gang membership increased for the past three years (Orange County Community Indicators Project, 2012). The air quality in Orange County in 2010 was considered to be one of the best when compared to other counties in the nation. 80% of the days in 2010 were in the “good” range and only one day was in the “unhealthy” range.
In 1995, it exceeded expectations with revenues of US $ 5.8B by year end. Observers believe that such growth with only a few acquisitions was considered remarkable. By 1996, Acer has become the seventh-largest PC manufacturer worldwide, the second-largest monitor maker, and the fourth-largest keyboard maker. The
As of the April 2011 first quarter reporting, the United States has produced 28.3 mmt, which is up 6.8% from the same period last year [ (Leybovich, 2011) ]. “In a report earlier this month, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECO) forecasts that global demand for steel would increase 6 percent in both 2011 and 2012. Growth over the next few years is expected to be considerably faster in emerging markets than in developed ones [ (Leybovich, 2011) ].” Nucor is the second largest steel producer in the United States, only behind U.S. Steel. Nucor is considered a low-cost steel producer in the U.S. and the most efficient and technologically advanced steel producer in the world [ (Thompson/Strickland/Gamble, 2010) ]. Nucor is North America’s largest recycler, 17 million tons in 2010, and uses the scrap steel as the raw material to produce steel and steel products [ (SEC filings Nucor Corporation Form 10-K, 2011) ].
They both have a high rate of robberies, but Philadelphia has a larger robbery rate than Baltimore. Baltimore and Philadelphia had recent drops in the citizens that are willing to report crimes. Philadelphia is located in the state of Pennsylvania, and the population is estimated 1,447,395. Philadelphia has 10,170 robberies in 2010 . Over the past year the rate of robberies has increased by more than 1,000.
During the last decade, the suicide rate, though relatively stable, has been about double the rate throughout most of the period from1921 to 1961 and well above previous highs recorded during the Depression of the 1930s. Take Quebec as an example, it is one of the provinces in Canada, which has a 7.2 million mostly population, occupies a territory that is three times the size of California. (Lambert, Chagnon, Renaud & Rivard, 2004)While it has the highest death rate of suicide-20.7 per 100,000 populations in the 15-19 age teenage group compare to the average number in America which is 12.0 per 100,000 populations in 15-24 age group (Peters & Murphy, 1998), and the average death number of suicide in whole Canada which is 11.5 per 100,000 populations in 1996 (Statistics Canada, 1998). Furthermore, the main reason of
1. UST: profile and risks The U.S. smokeless tobacco industry generated revenue of $2 billion in 1998 with moist smokeless tobacco contributing for 50% of the total. UST was the leading company in moist smokeless tobacco industry with a control of about 77% of the market. Moist smokeless tobacco was the fastest growing segment in tobacco industry with an annual growth rate of 3.7% compared to the annual decline of 2% in cigarettes volume in the period from 1980 to 2000. Main factors that contributed to this trend are the increased smoking bans and consumers’ perception of moist smokeless tobacco as less risky than cigarettes for health.
In comparison, the median household income of native-born Americans was estimated at $51,750. Unlike the Pakistan-born immigrants in Canada, who lagged behind others in economic prosperity, Pakistanis in America are relatively thriving where the median household income of Pakistan-born immigrants is 18% higher than that of the native-born Americans. The American Community Survey for 2010 (latest data available from the US Census Bureau) reveal that amongst South Asians living in the US, India-born immigrants are far ahead of Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Afghanis. Even when compared with immigrants from Egypt, a country known for supplying highly educated immigrants to the US, Indians report exceptionally higher indicators of economic
The Common Characteristics of the White Collar Offender Kadisha Moore Grantham University Richard Sayles White-Collar Crime 13 March 2012 White-Collar Crime The common characteristic of the white-collar offender who commits the following crimes fraud, false statements, bribery and extortion this is to name a few. White-collar crimes are usually committed by rich, white, well-educated powerful corporate workers. They feel because they have a little more education than the average Joe there going to pull the wool over their eyes. Highly respected officials have been shown to do the same thing to the general public. All the studies show white-collar crimes are committed by the average age of 40 white male, educated and has a high position in a major corporation.
Human trafficking is a menace to the United States Society; there are approximately 600,000 to 800,000 cases of human trafficked annually all over the world (Clawson et al. 2009). Dubbed as a contemporary slavery, this is a lucrative and money minting business estimated to be raking millions of dollars. Many interested organs and the political organs are in a rush to tame this vice and restore the good image of the country. Apart from it being a prime destination for travelers, the United States has turned out to be the excellent platform for most of the criminal dealings.
With a degree from these types of colleges a graduate usually will make their way into upper echelon of the United States workforce. However, Asian Americans only hold less than two percent of top corporate jobs. The average income of an Asian American in the year of 2009 was approximately $68,780, which is the highest among all race groups. However, the poverty rate of Asians in 2009 was up to 12.5 percent from 10.6 percent in 2007. Researchers, supported by Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer and Time Warner, conducted 2,952 surveys of working-aged men and women and gathered qualitative and quantitative data to conclude that many Asian-Americans, whether immigrant or native born, find it hard to "fit in" the upper management ranks.