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Originally Posted by unsunghero
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Or I’ve heard the poverty always creates crime argument but after numerous periods of extreme poverty in history like the Great Depression, there weren’t giant crime wave spikes to my knowledge
So poverty is a contributing factor, never a complete excuse on its own that people want it to be. Crime creates poverty just as much by driving away businesses and turning areas into blight
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It has more to do with culture than poverty though poverty plays a role. One impoverished culture isn't going to have the same crime rate as another because the behaviors are different. For example during the 80's there was a huge economic boom but also one of the largest crime spikes in modern history