i do not know if this ideea is good,but i have other sugestion:you are a poor low lvl,and a theif stals all your stuff,he has steal 300,so can't get couth by guards,so i propose to halfen the chancet to not get cauth:crime doeas not pay,after me
Really, A 300 steal thief with 10 luck will still fail often. Steal has been nerfed enough really. Problem now is, there are just to many thieves around. But thats all because everyone sticks to 1 city.