National Churchwatch says that the police do not regularly monitor crime against clergy. But a study found that between 1997 and 1999, seven out of 10 clergies faced some form of violence and more than 10 percent reported being assaulted. In the past decade, five clergy members in England have been murdered.

Any of the collar-wearing clergy out there ever face violence because you're wearing your collar in public? I just get strange looks when with my wife and kids. 

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