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by steveklabnik 5850 days ago
> It's the same thing with crime, btw: A very, very small percentage of people are responsible for the overwhelming bulk of crime.

Is there a study that shows this? Intuitively, it makes sense, but I'm curious. Of course, we must be talking about serious crimes, as pretty much everyone breaks some sort of law almost every day.

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Slippery slope. What profiles do you break it down to? Race? Age? Education?
I'm sorry, I'm confused as to what you're talking about. I was speaking in large generalities, not refined ones...