I suppose that one could support your argument, but where do we begin? Do we debate the efficacy of constitutional law? How about any of the following: common law, federal law, state law, criminal law, civil procedure, contract law, tort law, or local laws? Which laws do you advocate that we abolished to reduce the current crime rate. What collateral effect do you anticipate by the abolishment of these laws? Or, do you purport that the absence of law in itself would affect the reduction in crime.

I think that an equal case could be made for debating the efficacy of our education system, and it's effect upon the crime rate. A system that is allowing our children to graduate high school without the most basic of skills to write a properly formatted sentence. As recently as 20 years ago the United States was ranked first among industrialized nations in the share of its population that has at least a high school degree. Today we are ranked ninth. Then we question why we have such a burgeoning penal system.

Having said this, does your hypothesis bear scrutiny? Hmmm, Lets see.... If we lived in a lawless society, we would have less crime. Well, I guess that would be true if your contention is that a crime is not committed if there is no law governing that action.