[glandium]

> Sure, the police don't arrest people they can't convict

Police do arrest plenty of people, but IIRC, only 30% of them are prosecuted. Because the prosecutors only send to court cases they know they'll win.

[ryan_lane]

Ah, yes, sorry I meant to write police don't charge people they can't convict. Mostly saying that the crime data is generally not affected by conviction rate.