Since we all talk about how inequality and desperation are the causes of crime like robbery and theft, was crime bad in USSR? Were stuff like pickpocketing, theft and robbery and better or worse then places like the US today?
There's always more to be said, but you might be interested in this answer on how Soviet law enforcement worked by u/k1990 and this one on how the judicial system worked more broadly by u/kieslowskifan.