It is often claimed that the crime rate among poor people is rising.
But is this poverty really the mother of crime as Marcus Aurelius stated?
First and foremost it is quite apparent, that many poor people become criminal because they have nothing to lose.
So they don’t think about the consequences of their offences.
There are many poor people all over the world who have nothing to eat.
The only way to get some food is shoplifting.
Especially in countries like Syria or in Africa are many young orphans a lot of them haven’t got a good education and there isn’t much work.
In addition, the crime rate in poor countries is normally higher than in affluent societies.
The police system of many developing countries is not very advanced.
Criminals don’t have to fear about getting arrested, because there are short-handed policemen.
A contrast between Germany and Columbia shows that in Columbia is the crime rate much higher than in Germany.
In Germany work more policemen than in Columbia, despite Columbia is bigger.
On the other hand, however, it is worth pointing out that there are also negative sides of the coin.
The most people of the world are poor and they don’t commit crimes.
A survey of Harvard University (fictitious study) shows that nearly 45 percent of the world population lives under the standard of living.
Are all of them criminals?
No, they are not!
When taking all arguments into consideration, I can draw the conclusion that poverty is not the reason for becoming criminal.
You can’t make a global statement that everybody who is poor is automatically a criminal.
July 2014
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