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Socioeconomic factors and crime

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

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Jan 19, 2026
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How do crime rates compare between different racial groups in the US?

Official statistics and academic studies show measurable differences in crime rates and criminal justice outcomes across racial and ethnic groups in the United States, with Black Americans often showi...

Jan 14, 2026
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What Swedish register‑based studies compare crime rates by immigrants' country or region of origin and adjust for socio‑economic factors?

A dozen register-based Swedish studies and reviews have compared crime or conviction rates across immigrant-origin groups and—crucially—several explicitly adjust for socioeconomic or demographic facto...

Feb 3, 2026

do cities with higher black population have higher crime rates?

Cities with larger often show higher rates of reported violent crime in raw statistics, but the relationship is largely mediated by concentrated poverty, residential segregation, and related structura...

Feb 1, 2026

What data gaps remain for measuring crime among undocumented populations and how could they be closed?

is hampered by missing, mismatched, and politicized data: population denominators are estimated rather than directly observed, law-enforcement records rarely include reliable legal-status markers, and...

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