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No need for all this fancy stuff. Victorian England in 1870's managed to drive violent crime down to the asterisks, without any technology higher than telegraph - not even fingerprinting and card catalogues existed at the time (Moldbug writes about it in his usual long winded style, too lazy to find it).
It is not about superior genetic peacefulness of AngloSaxon people - the same country was extremely violent and gang ridden in 18th century and now is again.
What is the secret sauce?
The secret is understanding that violent crime is gang crime, that police must not be the biggest gang in the hood American style, that police must be the only gang and no other gangs must be allowed to form.
Easy to to, if you have the will. Why the modern ruling class does not have the will? Because they are smarter than Victorian ruling class.
What happened in peaceful Victorian and Edwardian UK - working class organized itself enough to demand some concessions.
What happened in modern world since the sixties when gangs and criminals were give freedom to run wild? No need to elaborate about it, we all know.
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