Title: How Income Inequality Affects Crime Rates - Financesonline.com
Headings: How Income Inequality Affects Crime Rates
How Income Inequality Affects Crime Rates
Income Inequality as Determinant of Crime Rate
Wealth Gaps and Crime Rate
The Role of Income Inequality Reduction
By Allan Jay

Content: The problem now lies on the two factors being able to produce the desired effects that are poverty alleviation and lesser crime rate. Reality presents the people with shaky economic growth and worsening income inequality. The U.S., which ranks 3rd among the most income-unequal nations, and the worst in terms of income gap growth, also has the largest percentage of its population in prison among industrialized democratic nations. Is it a mere coincidence or does it reflect the social ills that a big wealth disparity and overt rich-poor distinction brings? Wealth Gaps and Crime Rate
In the 2010 International Statistics on Crime and Justice report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), datasets show that globally, violent (murder, homicide, assault, rape, robbery) and property crimes (theft, robbery, arson) have taken different directions. While property crimes generally decreased, violent crimes have increased but on a lesser pace. The highest homicide levels are found in the Americas and Africa region, with the lowest homicide levels generally in countries in Europe. Majority of countries that provided trend data show decreasing or stable homicide rates. However, the Latin Americas show high and increasing rates, and these are linked to prevalence of organized crime, gang activities, and drug trafficking. The U.S. reports a continuous decrease in crime rates in the last 4 years for violent crimes (murder, homicide, rape, robbery) and 8 years for property crimes (burglary, theft, arson).