Abstract
The objective of this study is to reassess the determinants of crime rates using panel data on 48 U.S. states from 1982-2003. These factors are income inequality, per capital gross state product, the proportion of the population with at least a collage degree, per capita expenditure on police protection and unemployment rate. The results indicated that income inequality index had positive and statistically significant impacts on violent crime rate while per capita expenditure on police protection had negative and statistically significant impacts on violent crime rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 266-268 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | European Journal of Scientific Research |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Crime
- Development economics
- Fixed effects model
- Human resource management
- Labor economics
- Welfare economics
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