41.   The number of shooting incidents and shooting victims, meanwhile, is creeping up in neighborhoods usually policed by the Street Crime Unit, statistics show.

42.   The performances of the three state schools reflect what is happening around the country, NCAA statistics show.

43.   The pattern was pretty much the same in American history and in biology, statistics show.

44.   The rate of obesity in this country has begun to increase sharply in the last five years, federal statistics show.

45.   The tragedy of Littleton, Colo., is a relatively isolated incident that will never be repeated at the overwhelming majority of schools, crime statistics show.

46.   The U.S. may be more productive than government statistics show, according to a Federal Reserve study released earlier this month.

47.   The U.S. may be more productive than government statistics show, according to a Federal Reserve study released last fall.

48.   The U.S. also may be more productive than government statistics show, according to a Fed study released last year.

49.   Thirty-five of them received the treatment at DePaul, statistics show.

50.   A record number of high school graduates are going to college, department statistics show.