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quantified
Let's find the cloud containing the silver lining! Like prison guards, there are employees that we wish we didn't need at all.
mathattack
Yes - this is one way in which GDP is a bad measure for happiness. Security, prison guards and glass replacements are all positive for GDP.
readthenotes1
Don't forget medical expenses for preventable disease, along with high-fructose-infused food like substances
zingababba
How can AI solve this problem?
quickslowdown
Why don't you think on that and come back when you have a suggestion.
lantry
or just ask chatgpt!
RickJWagner
Takeaway: the cops adjusted and succeeded in reducing crime. Great news!
sundaeofshock
Another theory: people stopped leaving things in their cars, so this form of crime became less lucrative.
slowmovintarget
That's not what the numbers quoted in the article for police activity suggest. The police adjusted the risk/reward ratio toward risk for offenders. They also worked to get the most egregious offenders which also had an outsized impact.

No need for alternate theory.

Catching criminals and punishing them actually does work to reduce crime.

m463
another: maybe fewer people are commuting to work in the city

alternate: cybertruck windows don't break