It’s explained by punishment.

jerlam 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Also probably a lot of surveillance. Not just cameras, but by people in the community.

	▲	droopyEyelids 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		People underestimate the tattle-tale culture in China.

If you execute everyone who commits a misdemeanor, crime rates are extremely low.

	▲	dragonwriter 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		If you simply eliminate all criminal laws, the crime rate goes down as much as is possible, immediately.
	▲	idle_zealot 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yeah, a city with a population of zero has zero crime.