On the contrary, arrests and charges had dropped considerably over the period of time, because the police were hesitant to make arrests in many cases, because they thought that the person might receive an overly harsh sentence.
Au contraire, celles-ci avaient sensiblement diminué pendant cette période, car la police hésitait, dans plusieurs cas, à effectuer des arrestations, à cause des risques de sentence qu’elle jugeait d’une trop grande sévérité.