[cam.misc] Re: The recession is over ...

[Naich]

Subject: Re: The recession is over ...
From: Tim Ward <t...@brettward.co.uk>
Newsgroups: cam.misc

On 28/09/2012 13:45, Frederick Williams wrote:
> Tim Ward wrote:
>>
>> ... according to statistics given by police at North Area Committee tonight.
>>
>> Burglaries down, violent crime up. A pattern I recognise from previous
>> economic cycles, and I'm pretty sure I once read an academic paper
>> making this point.
>
> I can understand that some people might think that economic woes
> increase the number of burglaries(*), but what is thought to be the
> violent crime connection?

People can afford more alcohol, more of them get drunk, more of them
beat each other up and/or their girlfriends. And they've got more time
to do this, as they've having to spend less time burgling.

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