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[Marvel] Does the Punisher's one man war have an actual effect on crime?

I've read a few Punisher comics, mostly the MAX one's, and I was wondering if crime rates are actually lower. I mean, they probably are, but is there ever a part in any of the comics where it's said that Frank's war has caused a significant drop in crime? In most of the comics I've read, most criminals know about and fear the Punisher, but that doesn't really stop them from being criminals. Even when he has an insane body count. In one of the MAX comics it was in the thousands.
gpt
Not really. The most immediate effect of his actions are often power vacuums that are filled with people who were outside of the dead criminal's influence (rival gangs swallowing the territory, for example), or were previously too small time for Frank to notice, but want to make a name for themselves. Sometimes he outright increases the crime rate in his wake. 

There are countless reasons why people would descend into the world of violent crime, and thus make an enemy of Frank. So there are countless new people waiting to fill the gaps that the Punisher makes.