Introduction
Crime is an activity that degenerates the economic level of the country and, therefore, crime reduction is high on the public agenda. According to a recent research, the United States itself loses between $300 billion and over $1 trillion each year due to criminal activities (Anderson , 2006). Despite the measures that have been put in place to combat the vice, not much have been achieved, and the level of crime is still soaring higher. It is, therefore, important to first understand the underlying factors that could then provide a road map to end the crime. In this paper, the link between income inequality and criminal cases will be explained, using evidence from various sources such as the administrative data. The income inequality …show more content…
The view that there is a possibility of crime increasing with an increase in economic inequality has incurred inconsistency measurement rendering it inconclusive. For example, a study conducted by Ehrlich in 1973 titled investigation of a crime he found out that there exists a correlation between the income inequality and crimes against property. His research gives a relationship that lacked objectivity because he used the percentage of households under one –half of the median income that does not allow for …show more content…
The crime rates have seen a decreasing trend since the 1960s but, on the other hand, the high levels of income inequality is being experienced. The declining trend could be accredited to the modernization of police force and security systems that have seen stricter measures in crime control. Therefore, the only method to illustrate the topic is to through isolation of crime trend in connection with economic data indicates an overwhelming
Crime is an activity that degenerates the economic level of the country and, therefore, crime reduction is high on the public agenda. According to a recent research, the United States itself loses between $300 billion and over $1 trillion each year due to criminal activities (Anderson , 2006). Despite the measures that have been put in place to combat the vice, not much have been achieved, and the level of crime is still soaring higher. It is, therefore, important to first understand the underlying factors that could then provide a road map to end the crime. In this paper, the link between income inequality and criminal cases will be explained, using evidence from various sources such as the administrative data. The income inequality …show more content…
The view that there is a possibility of crime increasing with an increase in economic inequality has incurred inconsistency measurement rendering it inconclusive. For example, a study conducted by Ehrlich in 1973 titled investigation of a crime he found out that there exists a correlation between the income inequality and crimes against property. His research gives a relationship that lacked objectivity because he used the percentage of households under one –half of the median income that does not allow for …show more content…
The crime rates have seen a decreasing trend since the 1960s but, on the other hand, the high levels of income inequality is being experienced. The declining trend could be accredited to the modernization of police force and security systems that have seen stricter measures in crime control. Therefore, the only method to illustrate the topic is to through isolation of crime trend in connection with economic data indicates an overwhelming