[rogers12]

Does it really? Some classes of crime have been narrowed down to the same 50 individuals. You can't model car break-ins as everybody in the area rolling the dice on getting a taste for breaking glass and grabbing things.

[nox101]

yes, And this is why it's so frustrating the police don't just setup a few honeypots and catch those 50 people. Sooooooo many citizens would be helped, neighborhoods too, ...

[chowchowchow]

it scales with a factor of less than 1.0 but yes it scales. For instance the number of thieves could be given by the ratio .001 * population.