NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow much of the decrease in national crime is due to people choosing just to play on their phone instead of do crime?message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareHow much of the decrease in national crime is due to people choosing just to play on their phone instead of do crime?NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoNone. Crime is primarily driven by poverty and other inequities when social supports are lost or dismantled. For the most part people turn to crime when they don’t have other options available.
minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoShouldn’t we see an increase in crime given the hard economic times we’ve experienced for the past 15 years?
None.
Crime is primarily driven by poverty and other inequities when social supports are lost or dismantled. For the most part people turn to crime when they don’t have other options available.
Shouldn’t we see an increase in crime given the hard economic times we’ve experienced for the past 15 years?