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Impact of socioeconomic factors on crime

The impact of socioeconomic factors such as poverty, unemployment, and residential segregation on crime rates.

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Jan 24, 2026
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why do democrat cities have the highest crime rates

Claims that “Democrat cities” have the highest crime rates conflate correlation with causation: many large, densely populated urban centers vote Democratic and also register higher raw crime counts, b...

Jan 18, 2026

Are there any studies on the correlation between crime rates and socioeconomic factors?

Numerous studies find correlations between socioeconomic factors—poverty, income inequality, unemployment, and neighborhood disadvantage—and higher crime rates, but estimates vary and causality is con...