But it does. You even said it yourself. "If you are desperate .. you'll take what you can get." The people that could be the most desperate, or that have the le

But it does. You even said it yourself. "If you are desperate .. you'll take what you can get." The people that could be the most desperate, or that have the least to lose. Would be homeless, I think homeless don't steal a whole lot because they are fewer, and they don't really have the resources to steal. On the contrary they are more likely to be abused by people with more resources than them. 99% of crime has some economic factor, they have to do with society. Society and economy are inextricably connected.