I personally think it is influenced by differences in the types of organized crime we have. In the US, gangs and similar organizations generally don't bother w

I personally think it is influenced by differences in the types of organized crime we have. In the US, gangs and similar organizations generally don't bother with organizing petty crime like swiping electronics. They're more focused on drugs, prostitution, etc. In Europe, though, that's not the case [1]. [1] https://www.europol.europa.eu/crime-areas-and-trends/crime-areas/organised-property-crime https://www.europol.europa.eu/crime-areas-and-trends/crime-a...