This analysis isn't very helpful without knowing what percentage of misdemeanors in Suffolk county are a) revenue offenses where they have an official unwritten

This analysis isn't very helpful without knowing what percentage of misdemeanors in Suffolk county are a) revenue offenses where they have an official unwritten policy of letting anyone plead down to a lesser charge if they don't context the lesser charge or b) contempt of cop/state/authority type violations. People who get caught up in the former are normal everyday law abiding people and are unlikely to rack up a future felony. People caught up in the latter either learn to step in line or move west/north (a lot of behavior that would have you in handcuffs in Suffolk county would just get you a stern warning in other counties). Obviously a criminal record hurts the chances of getting ahead in life and at the margins decreased ability to get ahead does seem to correlate with crime but measuring how much is rife with confounding factors.