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I think the lead hypothesis suggests that lead exposure inhibits impulse control, which can manifest as higher rates of violent crime but can also manifest in o

I think the lead hypothesis suggests that lead exposure inhibits impulse control, which can manifest as higher rates of violent crime but can also manifest in other ways. Presumably, desperate circumstances will make it manifest as violent/property crime. But there are probably other manifestations that slide under the criminal justice radar too, like domestic violence and general aggression/bullying among communities in less desperate circumstances.

Gibbon1 7y ago
During the 2001 recession, 2008 financial crisis there were dire predictions that violent crime would go up. Misc property crime went up a bit and violent crime didn't. Violent crime perpetrated by young urban males continued to decline as well. In the face of high rates of unemployment. Personally I think cultural normalization of violence and quality of policing plays a role in the level of violence. But socio-economic factors really don't.