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Re:Perceptions haven't caught up to decline in crime by adventured on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @12:36AM (#8328631)
Looking forward to adding the end of drug prohibition / war on drugs, to this list in the coming decade. In theory there should be another significant drop in crime, from the reduction in direct and indirect drug crime.

In fact, I'd argue there are only two concentrated causes of crime left in America: prohibition, and black + immigrant poverty (with the war on drugs and the prison machine having a significant role to play in black poverty).

Re:Perceptions haven't caught up to decline in crime by collyw on Thursday September 18, 2014 @06:26AM (#8334502)
Do white nationals in poverty not commit crime?

My assumption would be that crime is poverty related (I think this has been shown in various studies) and nothing to do with immigrant / black part.