[AStonesThrow]

You may think that. But what about the escalation factor instead?

As LEAs have become increasingly militarized, so has their opposition. Look back into the Prohibition era and the weaponry that organized crime needed for their operations. The criminals will only match the opposition in the arms race, and then the LEAs will obtain funding and resources to increase their so-called "deterrent factor", which winds up in catastrophes like Ruby Ridge, Branch Davidians, SWATting, and school shootings.

Perhaps crime doesn't go up in Finland or Japan because the LEAs have not felt the need to militarize and escalate at every turn. (I mean, Japan got their entire military confiscated in 1945, so they should know about escalations!)