Monday, Dec. 04, 2000

Numbers

By Amanda Bower, Val Castronovo, Steven Frank, Ling Minhua, Ellin Martens, Michele Orecklin, Julie Rawe, Sora Song and Josh Tyrangiel

44 Percentage of cigarettes sold in the U.S. smoked by people with a diagnosable mental illness such as depression or alcohol abuse

1 in 5 American adults estimated to suffer from mental disorders, with 1 in 20 suffering from a severe mental illness

3 Tennis rackets Goran Ivanisevic broke during a match at the Samsung Open, becoming the first player to concede because of a lack of equipment

$1,000 Amount he was fined for "racket abuse"

$15 million Amount the city of Los Angeles agreed to pay a man paralyzed by police who framed him for a shooting

70 Misconduct suits still pending against the L.A.P.D.'s Ramparts division

$71,400 Record traffic fine given to Internet millionaire Jaakko Rytsola, 27, for going 40 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h. zone in Finland, where such fines are based on income

$44,100 Fine for Rytsola's previous traffic offense, zigzagging dangerously

Sources: J.A.M.A.; Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles Times; London Independent; AP