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Re:An Update on Last Week’s Accident by Shaanie on Saturday March 31, 2018 @07:26AM (#16722831)
For example: https://academic.oup.com/alcalc/article/46/6/721/129644

It's not exactly controversial to claim that lower income correlates to crime though.

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Re:An Update on Last Week’s Accident by huebnerob on Saturday March 31, 2018 @09:44AM (#16723256)
There's lots of different kinds of crime, each very unique in its circumstances. Just try comparing the stats for securities fraud vs. drug possession, for example.

DUI is a tough one, people of all socioeconomic backgrounds like to get drunk, and people of all socioeconomic backgrounds like to drive. Off the cuff, I might guess that the numbers would show DUI to be the most egalitarian crime, actually.

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Re:An Update on Last Week’s Accident by roel_v on Saturday March 31, 2018 @10:29AM (#16723423)
How about you look at facts before spewing PC-motivated 'guesses', like http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-26... and http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/8/2/111 - both from the first page of my first google search, I'm sure it's trivial to find many more.
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