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The crime rate in Singapore is one of the lowest in the world. They have a Crime Rate Per 100,000 population of 650. The United States alone has a Crime Rate Per 100,000 population of 4249.4, with the State of California ranking 15th in the country for highest crime rate.
Following a similar model that implements caning as punishment, as done in Singapore, is a better deterrent for criminals than the current system that is in place. Caning as punishment can match crimes at various levels of seriousness, ranging from theft to domestic abuse.
This petition, if made a law, would potentially save California $135 million dollars in 2012, with a potential long term benefits in the billions of dollars over the course of several years as the result of lowered crime rates.
