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I just saw this on the MN forum, don't know if it has been discussed here or not (turns out us Minnesotans are among the least honest). Honest Tea Company conducted a test to find out how honest people were:
For the experiment, beverage company Honest Tea set up unmanned tea stands in over 60 cities across all 50 states instructing patrons to pay $1 on the honor system for a cold beverage.
Some 95 percent of people nationwide paid their dollar, which is up from 92 percent last year. But in Minneapolis, which ranked 61st out of 62 cities, only 81 percent paid their dollar.
Only Providence, Rhode Island, ranked lower, at 80 percent honesty.
Honolulu ranked No. 1, with 100 percent of people paying their dollar, followed by Manchester (Connecticut), Lake George (New York), Nashville and Birmingham each at 99 percent. Click here for the complete list of city rankings.
I would not be surprised if someone made a real experiment on this and the HI locals come on top of all other states. I have seen countless of fruit stands on BI where no one was around. You would pick up what you needed and left the money in a box. It is a good sign for the community if a system like this works.
Compare serious crimes like assults, murder etc to mainland crime stats and Hawai'i is lower. So why are thiefts and larceny so high? I know the answer but want others to think. Further i was shock at how high the serious crimes rates rose in Hawai'i, for a state that traditionally has very low overall serious crimes rates, it has risen alot.
No... Due to higher concentration of people who tend to steal like drug addicts, higher ability to sell, higher foot traffic, more anonymity.
If you live in a suburb or rural area the chance of someone going by your house who will steal your bike is very low. And if it's a wealthy suburb, virtually zero.
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