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The number of parking spots may be static, but the number of potential thieves scales with population density.
by chatmasta 2y ago
The number of parking spots may be static, but the number of potential thieves scales with population density.
- rogers12 2y agoDoes it really? Some classes of crime have been narrowed down to the same 50 individuals. You can't model car break-ins as everybody in the area rolling the dice on getting a taste for breaking glass and grabbing things.
- nox101 2y agoyes, And this is why it's so frustrating the police don't just setup a few honeypots and catch those 50 people. Sooooooo many citizens would be helped, neighborhoods too, ...
- chowchowchow 2y agoit scales with a factor of less than 1.0 but yes it scales. For instance the number of thieves could be given by the ratio .001 * population.