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The US drop in burglary discussed in this thread is not isolated to just burglary. All kinds of crime in the US started dropping like a rock in the 90s after re
by growingkittens 3y ago
The US drop in burglary discussed in this thread is not isolated to just burglary. All kinds of crime in the US started dropping like a rock in the 90s after record highs.
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoI wonder if this is because consumer goods became much cheaper. Not much point buying a stolen DVD player when a new one is only $25 from Walmart[1]. [1] https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-HDMI-DVD-Player/1502979408 https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-HDMI-DVD-Player/1502979408
- Ekaros 3y agoAlso why go to homes to steal stuff. When you can go to store and steal new in box... I wonder if ratio of store theft to burglary has changed...
- Jedd 3y agoAre you suggesting there was a correlated and comparable increase in 'stealing from stores' during this period? Do you have any data for that? All the reports mentioning 'shoplifting on the rise' I've seen have been focused on the debunking of this hypothesis.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoWhat caused crime to drop in the US?
- Galaxeblaffer 3y agoFree Abortion is a theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalized_abortion_and_crime_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalized_abortion_and_crime_e... . But it's also been criticized. It makes allot of sense to me though. Edit Just saw another poster posted this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%E2%80%93crime_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%E2%80%93crime_hypothesis which also sounds like a factor. So i guess there's probably not a singular cause.