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Originally Posted by GGG
I think it depends on why you believe crime and violent crime in general is down since the 80s.
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Demographics. Almost all violent crime is committed by young men, and in an aging country young men make up a smaller proportion of the population than they did 30 years ago.
More diversion for young men at home (videogames, porn), so there are far fewer of them out on the streets bored and restless.
Sea changes in parenting. Violent behaviour by children is clamped down on, where it was widely tolerated in the past.
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Originally Posted by GGG
Do you consider robbery a random crime or a targeted crime?
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I thought we were talking about violent crime? But no, I don't consider it random. There are factors that make some homes attractive targets than others, and the people carrying out the robberies have a rational motivation. And again, the vast majority of robberies are non-violent.