Comment on The Remarkable Decline in Home Burglary Rates in JapanComments−growingkittens2yThe 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.−tonyedgecombe2yI 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−Ekaros2yAlso 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...−Jedd2yAre 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.−FirmwareBurner2yWhat caused crime to drop in the US?−Galaxeblaffer2yFree Abortion is a theory 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 which also sounds like a factor. So i guess there's probably not a singular cause.
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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 record highs.
I 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
Also 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...
Are 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.
What caused crime to drop in the US?
Free Abortion is a theory 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 which also sounds like a factor. So i guess there's probably not a singular cause.