did WWW lead to lower crime rates?

Originally posted by sonhouse
Well look at the state the internet is in now. Does it seem
like crime has dropped? maybe you don't know the russian
mafia is in on the action now sending out keyloggers, trojans,
etc. onto the internet. Sound like a reduction in crime to you?
to me it sounds like a big jump. look at all the scumware flying
around, forget the mafia. You think this is ...[text shortened]... those 90's figures
really are. Remember, that was last century. Welcome to the
21st Century.

a good point, but that's a new category ... plus that one attack is probably going to result in one sentence if they catch the guy (don't know how it would add to the totals) ...