But still, that 6% figure for New York! Can it be true? Is it really normal to steal other people's shit if they leave it behind? Who said anything about shit

But still, that 6% figure for New York! Can it be true? Is it really normal to steal other people's shit if they leave it behind? Who said anything about shit getting stolen? The article claims: 88% of phones “lost” by the researchers were handed into the police by Tokyo residents, compared to 6% of the ones “lost” in New York. (emphasis mine) I found a wallet in NY once. The ID had the owner's address around the corner and I was able to drop it off to him. I found a phone once (I noticed it was ringing on an otherwise empty table) it was the phone's owner calling from her girlfriend's phone. I was able to hand it back to her myself. The cops really didn't need to get involved in either case and didn't. In another American city, I've left my phone in a cab and gotten it back without going through the police as well. Is a city a less trustful place if the cops aren't thought of as a lost & found?