Findings of the crime victimisation survey (SATARC) conducted by IDFC Institute, are mentioned in this Business Standard article by Ajay Shah. Excerpts below:

Crime is deterred by the probability of getting caught. For one case — theft in New Delhi — we estimate the probability of getting caught is under 3 per cent…

We can make punishments more draconian, but this generally leads to greater corruption.”

Read the entire article here.

Note: This work was done by the author/s when they were a part of the IDFC Institute and is republished here with permission.