Chances of being caught for a
crime are minimal and the average punishment and risk of punishment are very
small. Economically speaking, crime seems to pay in the Netherlands. These
results are from a study by legal
economist Ben van Velthoven. He claims that the risk of punishment which is a
function of the chance to be caught and the average punishment has declined by
a quarter since 2004. This derives from the fact that the police finds less
criminals, judges declare less people guilty and there are fewer people jailed
as a result. Out of 8 million crimes per year, victims only reported them 1.2
million times. Related to the real figure of crimes, only 1.8% of criminals are
caught.
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