According to a recent survey, people believe that about a quarter of the population will become victims of a violent crime in the next year, whereas crime statistics show that it is only about 1 percent. Furthermore, those with the greatest fear of crime are the least likely to be affected. The elderly are the most fearful, although victims are most likely to be young males. Over the last few years there has been an increase in the number of television programmes which show re-enactments of crimes. Though they are often done with the best of motives, these re-enactments add to people's fears about violent crime by making it look more common than it is. It is time that we stopped making such programmes. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the above argument?