Crime Does Pay: Most Criminals Are Not Caught or Convicted.  
Consider these statistics compiled by professor Morgan Reynolds (Texas A&M University) concerning burglary: 
 
500,000 burglaries take place each month  
250,000 of these are reported to the police  
35,000 arrests are made  
30,450 prosecutions take place  
24,060 are convicted  
6,010 are sent to prison; the rest paroled  
Of the 500,0000 burglaries, only 6,000 burglars went to jail! And if this 1 percent effectiveness ratio isn't disturbing enough, professor Reynolds found that the average time served was only 13 months. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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