http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7347101.stm
But this under-reporting of crime is one of the motivations behind a new interactive website called Wikicrimes, created by Professor Vasco Furtado from the University of Fortaleza in northern Brazil.
"The idea is very simple; when people are robbed it's quite common for them to tell other people," he tells me.
"With wikicrimes this information will be available globally."
Originally posted by zeeblebotHow long before someone works out that if you want to settle a score you can cause some smoke on wikicrimes, because you know what they say there ain't no smoke without fire.
Wikicrimes, created by Professor Vasco Furtado from the University of Fortaleza in northern Brazil.
"The idea is very simple; when people are robbed it's quite common for them to tell other people," he tells me.
"With wikicrimes this information will be available globally."