Crime

Crime is a derived attribute the game calculates for each nation.

The game always assigns one of the following ratings (listed here from lightest to heaviest crime):

• Totally Unknown
• Well Under Control
• Relatively Low
• Moderate
• A Problem
• A Serious Problem
• A Major Problem
• Pervasive
• Crippling

The game may also modify this rating with other statements, such as:

• "especially youth related"
• "thanks to the all-pervasive police force"
• "probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons"

The exact game mechanics behind crime have not been well-discussed in the NationStates forums. It appears that increasing police and education funding as well as welfare decreases crime, while certain economic freedoms increase it.