We don't meaningfully fight bike theft for this reason.
And this erodes trust in society and rule of law, and gradually leads to vigilantism, privatization of security, and segregation due to middle-class flight from high-crime areas.
And this erodes trust in society and rule of law, and gradually leads to vigilantism, privatization of security, and segregation due to middle-class flight from high-crime areas.
I don't disagree, but I hear very little discussion about low solve rates for smaller crimes.
No, I would say that a few counties have decided this, but the majority of counties have not. In most places, you do get arrested for property crimes, you still serve prison time for this, police still do things like use bait cars and exert resources to catch those who steal, and the idea that property crime should not result in jail time is not widely accepted by the majority of the population.