1. Statistics show that crime levels strongly correlate with economic inequality 2. ? 3. Most criminals are just poor people scraping by using the only means

1. Statistics show that crime levels strongly correlate with economic inequality 2. ? 3. Most criminals are just poor people scraping by using the only means available to them; veritable street kids stealing a loaf of bread Honestly, I don't understand this logic at all. Specifically, how people arrive at #3.