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There are many factors that can cause crime rates to change:
- better law enforcement
- demographic changes
- change in penalties
Regarding Demographics, statistics correlate access to abortion (and therefore fewer unwanted pregnancies) and lower crime rates 18 years later. That being said, correlation is a lower bar than causation.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe many factors that account for crimes rate trends are teenagers, Immigration, the economy, jobs, abortion, gun availabilty, gang membership, drug use, the media, medical technology, aggressive law enforcement, tough sentences, cultural change and criminal opportunity.
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How do crime rates relate to arrest rates?
They don't Arrest rates vary all over the world - as do crime rates. There would not appear to be a correlation between the two.
How do crime rates compare to clearance rates?
The crime rate is always higher than the clearance rate.
Why are crime rates used?
CRIME RATES ARE USED INSTEAD OF TOTAL NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE COMPARABLE.
What is true on crime and punishment about crimes rates?
The crime rates from 2001 to 2003 were the lowest they had been in 30 years.
Do states with firearms have lower crime rates?
Depends on which crime you are talking about
Where do Trinidad and Tobago stand in the world rank of crime rates?
Trinidad and tobago are ranked no. 1 in the world rank of crime rates
Is NYC a safe place to move with a child?
Crime rates vary. You can compare city crime rates using the link below.
How might the ncvs and the ucr or nibrs make better use of crime rates?
No system for collecting crime rates is perfect. The UCR could improve the value of the crime rates it produces by factoring in unreported crime. The NIBRS could improve the value of the crime reports it leads to by being implemented across the US.
Why Maori Crime Rates are congratulated?
Maori Crime Rates are congratulated because Law in Aotearoa determines crime rates. All rates depend on current Administration practices, and in the past Maori have at times delt with outside influences attempting to politically run Aotearoa from the Justice end.
How do age and gender and economic class and race and ethnicity affect crime rates?
It affects crime rates because supposedly the middle class and higher up people don't do wrong in which crime rates are down in those specific areas.
Other things being changed and unchanged a jump in crime rates is expected to have what?
A jump in crime rates is expected to have an effect on property prices
What are the crime rates in Sweden?
Very low
