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When people know property crimes will not be prosecuted, they are less likely to report it. When the police know that people who commit such crimes will be rele
by Bostonian 5y ago
When people know property crimes will not be prosecuted, they are less likely to report it. When the police know that people who commit such crimes will be released without charges, they are less likely to arrest such criminals.
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- Ekaros 5y agoAlso when people know that police will do very little about a crime, why even waste time reporting it. Specially if the perpetrator is unkown.
- rtkwe 5y agoOne big reason is insurance requires you to file a police report in most situations before they'll do anything for you. That does only increase reporting in more affluent areas of course but there are reasons beyond the police doing their jobs.