Not the wealth plays major role here, but relatively small difference between richest and poorest people, that makes crime rates quite low in Norway. Having pe

Not the wealth plays major role here, but relatively small difference between richest and poorest people, that makes crime rates quite low in Norway. Having people in prison for a shorter period is still cheaper than having them come back again and again. For smaller crimes people are allowed to go home for the evenings/weekends and the biggest punishment really is loosing the ability to work. I guess that this can prevent people from completely loosing touch with outside world which makes it easier to go back to a normal life. Example article on crimes vs equality. https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/06/07/the-stark-relationship-between-income-inequality-and-crime https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/06/07/the-star...