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The purpose of this note is to study the relationship between crimes and the socio-economic environment in the metropolitan areas of the United States. In this study we define total crime rate per 100,000 population as a linear function of (i) per capita personal income, (ii) the unemployment rate (iii) the migration rate, (iv) racial imbalance, (v) climate, and (vi) males as a percentage of total population. Our statistical results confirm the hypothesis that social and economic conditions cause crime.
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The authors are indebted to Lowell Gallaway for his comments and suggestion. All calculations were made at the Ohio University Computer Center.
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Koshal, R.K., Koshal, M. Crimes and socio-economic environments. Soc Indic Res 2, 223–227 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300537
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300537