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by heavyset_go 2390 days ago
> If you have 99% conviction rate, people will just stop doing crime

You should take a look at DAs conviction rates sometime. Federal conviction rates are 99.8% in the US.

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I’m not sure what the denominator is there, but it’s not all crimes committed.
It's all criminal cases that went before a judge.