http://kplu.org en http://kplu.org/post/statisticians-dont-rob-bank-its-not-worth-it It was a scenario many have imagined: Retiring to a lonely beach in Mexico after a few minutes of a heart-pounding crime — like Bonnie and Clyde riding into the sunset with a good stash of money attained through a handful of bank heists.<p>A group of scientists armed with a "normally confidential data set" decided <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2012.00570.x/pdf">to test the financial realities of robbing banks</a> (pdf) and they found that it simply doesn't pay. Well, that's speaking figuratively. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:44:44 +0000 Eyder Peralta 5290 at http://kplu.org Statisticians: Don't rob a bank; it's not worth it http://kplu.org/post/does-crime-pay-most-car-thieves-burglars-get-away-washington <p>In Washington, it appears crime does pay for some criminals.</p><p>The chance of a being arrested for stealing a car or burglarizing a house is pretty low. That&rsquo;s what nine years of crime statistics from the Office of Financial Management show.</p><p> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:59:22 +0000 Paula Wissel 4797 at http://kplu.org Does crime pay? Most car thieves, burglars get away in Washington