Friday Statistics Fun - Musings at 9am
Discussion
We're having a discussion in the office about really expensive engagement rings and being afraid to wear them for fear of them being stolen.
One person's mother was so afraid of wearing her rings outside that she kept them in the safe - only to have them stolen whilst she was away.
We're now wondering what the statistics are for having rings stolen whilst you are wearing them compared to statistics for home break ins.
Can anyone help or point me in the right direction? Fag packet calculations will do.
Mad as a box of frogs I know, but it is Friday morning.
One person's mother was so afraid of wearing her rings outside that she kept them in the safe - only to have them stolen whilst she was away.
We're now wondering what the statistics are for having rings stolen whilst you are wearing them compared to statistics for home break ins.
Can anyone help or point me in the right direction? Fag packet calculations will do.
Mad as a box of frogs I know, but it is Friday morning.
You would have to go through all individual muggings to see if an engagement ring is stolen.
Then all home break ins to see when jewellery is stolen. Then call round those people to see if they left their engagement ring at home, if they had one.
So in answer. I think you would struggle.
Then all home break ins to see when jewellery is stolen. Then call round those people to see if they left their engagement ring at home, if they had one.
So in answer. I think you would struggle.
According to yahoo answers, 42% of the UK's population is married, and 31% co-habiting. So that's approximately 43% of 60,944,000 (26,205,920)
Assuming there are 2 people in the households where the people are married, this equals 13,102,920 households.
The number of burglaries in the UK last year was 75600. This equates to 0.57% of households.
Assuming that 1/10 would leave their rings at home (roughly worked out by asking in the office who would/woudn't)
That isn't very many is it...
My informed decision is that you're more likely to be mugged for your rings than having them stolen from a safe at home. I come to this conclusion because you hear of more people being robbed on holidays for jewellery.
Nurse. Bring the pills.
Assuming there are 2 people in the households where the people are married, this equals 13,102,920 households.
The number of burglaries in the UK last year was 75600. This equates to 0.57% of households.
Assuming that 1/10 would leave their rings at home (roughly worked out by asking in the office who would/woudn't)
That isn't very many is it...
My informed decision is that you're more likely to be mugged for your rings than having them stolen from a safe at home. I come to this conclusion because you hear of more people being robbed on holidays for jewellery.
Nurse. Bring the pills.
littlegreenfairy said:
According to yahoo answers, 42% of the UK's population is married, and 31% co-habiting. So that's approximately 43% of 60,944,000 (26,205,920)
Assuming there are 2 people in the households where the people are married, this equals 13,102,920 households.
The number of burglaries in the UK last year was 75600. This equates to 0.57% of households.
Assuming that 1/10 would leave their rings at home (roughly worked out by asking in the office who would/woudn't)
That isn't very many is it...
My informed decision is that you're more likely to be mugged for your rings than having them stolen from a safe at home. I come to this conclusion because you hear of more people being robbed on holidays for jewellery.
Nurse. Bring the pills.
You could work it to however you want it to.Assuming there are 2 people in the households where the people are married, this equals 13,102,920 households.
The number of burglaries in the UK last year was 75600. This equates to 0.57% of households.
Assuming that 1/10 would leave their rings at home (roughly worked out by asking in the office who would/woudn't)
That isn't very many is it...
My informed decision is that you're more likely to be mugged for your rings than having them stolen from a safe at home. I come to this conclusion because you hear of more people being robbed on holidays for jewellery.
Nurse. Bring the pills.
What answer would you like? That is the point of statistics after all.
DrTre said:
Upon further investigation of my model it would appear that the chance of a theft occurring actually decreases in places like Norfolk, Derbyshire, Wales and Northamptonshire.
Surely it depends how large the family.If there are 4 brothers and sisters. They will each have 4 engagement rings.
We goy burgled about 10 years ago and my wife's engagement ring was stolen.
With the insurance money (three as much as I paid for it
) we went to buy another and she chose one completely different to the one stolen! She then admitted that she never liked it. Note to self, next time let the future Mrs GreatGranny be present at the purchase.
With the insurance money (three as much as I paid for it
) we went to buy another and she chose one completely different to the one stolen! She then admitted that she never liked it. Note to self, next time let the future Mrs GreatGranny be present at the purchase. Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff