In order to streamline the system and make life safer for both the robbers and robbee, the following system should be implemented ASAP.
Muggers, burglars, armed robbers etc should register at the county tax office.
Taxpayers will be randomly selected to be a victim on a daily basis and assigned a random amount to be paid into the general crime fund.
Each registered criminal shall be issued a check weekly from the crime fund.
Current taxes paid to fund the police department shall be redirected to the crime fund.
The police department shall be replaced by a complaint line where taxpayers may vent about their selection as a victim.
911 call centers can be closed, redirecting the call to the complaint line.
Anyone committing random actual crimes who is not registered as a full time criminal shall be admonished and asked to register as a soon as convenient and be issued a temporary part-time criminal number so payments may be processed directly.
There are some details to be worked out on the payment scale for criminals, registered street muggers might get paid less than registered high-end cat burglars, but that may be overridden by equality issues.