> We find that the average arrest rate for a cohort entering the labour market during a recession is 10.2% higher than for an otherwise similar cohort entering

> We find that the average arrest rate for a cohort entering the labour market during a recession is 10.2% higher than for an otherwise similar cohort entering a more buoyant labour market. [1] … > Weinberg and his collaborators Eric D. Gould of Hebrew University and David Mustard of the University of Georgia examined young males with no more than a high school education—the demographic group that commits the most crime—they found that average wages and unemployment rates were directly linked to the incidence of property crimes. [2] … > Crime has increased during every recession since the late 1950s, sociologists said. [3] [1] https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/03/do-recessions-increase-crime/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/03/do-recessions-increas... [2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-recessions-increase-crime/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-recessions-inc... [3] https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSTRE50Q6FR20090127 https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/...