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My friend was robbed, but I wasn’t there to see it. Still, I belive his testimony about it even though I’ve never actally witnessed a robbery in real life (as f

• belorn 8y ago
  The problem with generalization is how quickly it turn dark. Robberies... I know someone who was robbed by a immigrant, and I believe them. I also know that social economic factors play a huge role in crime, and that people who flee from war and immigrant to my country is on average on the lower scale on the social economic ladder. So what generalization should we apply here? Best practice is basically to do nothing and see to the individuals.
• slavik81 8y ago
  > On the strength of this evidence I guess you agree that they can’t be that common, surely not as much as 70% of all property crimes? I couldn't believe this based on my personal experience (burglarized 3 times; robbed 0). Looking into it further, police statistics support my skepticism. In Canada, where my personal experience applies, robbery is considered a violent crime, not a property crime, but I suppose we can compare the rate regardless. In 2017, there were 62 reported robberies per 100,000 people. This is in comparison to 3,523 property crimes per 100,000 people. Thus, robberies would make up 2% of all property crimes. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2018001/article/54974-eng.htm https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2018001/article...