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Originally Posted by IllTestYourGirls
There are more people on welfare now than ever and the crime rate is higher then ever. It is a myth that welfare keeps crime rates down and that losing welfare would make crime rates go up more than they are already.
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I read this yesterday in regards to Compton and found it interesting. Not directly related to welfare, but somewhat similar.
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Compton's crime drop fits into the national picture: In the first six months of 2010, violent crime fell more than 6 percent in the United States -- the fourth consecutive year that crime dropped. In fact, violent crime has been falling nationally since about 1993.
Researchers have theorized many causes: the country's skyrocketing prison rates? The aging population? (Young men commit more crimes.) Increased access to abortion? Improved policing techniques, like the "broken windows" approach of former L.A. Police Chief William Bratton?
Some experts had expected the recession and high unemployment to reverse the trend, on the assumption that poverty and desperation fuel crime. But economists say the relationship between the economy and crime is more complicated than that."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theloo...ally-feel-safe
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