I'm kind of dubious about the whole Great Reset-style cashless economy. But I gotta say it does appear to have at least some benefit to it:
Bank robberies are becoming a thing of the past in cashless Denmark as the Nordic country recorded its first year of zero holdups in 2022.
Criminals have found it no longer pays off to walk into bank branches in search of a bag of crisp notes, as falling cash use in society has pushed banks to trim costs by pulling cash services from most branches.
In 2021, Denmark only had one bank robbery, according to data from Finance Denmark, the country's largest industry group for lenders. That's down from 222 just two decades ago.
You have to chuckle thinking about it: Who was the one guy in 2021 who robbed a bank? He must have been the loneliest criminal in the world. The only bank robber in an entire country.
Now, criminals aren't all that bright, but they can be pretty savvy. So you'd imagine that they'd switch to other, more profitable streams of income once the bank thing dried up.
But surprise, Denmark got em there, too!
As cash disappeared from banks, robbers started targeting ATMs, with such attacks peaking at 18 in the year 2016. Those have also come down to zero amid better surveillance and technical protection, the finance group said.
