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U.S. Crime Affects Economy

A U.N. Report Lists the Financial Impact of Violent Crime

 John Leonard Lovik
 
 According to a United Nations report posted by MSNBC, the United States is the leading country in financial loss due to violent crimes; the cost estimated around 45 billion dollars. During a time of recession, this information sheds more light on the impact crime has on our society. Combined with the very real struggle law enforcement agencies face to retain employees and maintain budgets, the report signals a very serious factor degrading our communities.
 
Effect on Communities

With the cost of living increasing, the quality of a community's schools, roads, and utilities are put in question as budgets have to constantly be adjusted for what seems like endless cuts. In an impoverished area with high rates of violent crime, such as inner-cities, these budgets can be even more restrained as they bear the burden of these crimes.
 
Violent crimes of any type demean human life and work towards ruining the security of a community, in part creating our modern day slums. While it is not fair to say that crime is an exclusive entity acting against social welfare and not a symptom of greater problems, the truth is that crime's impact does perpetuate the anti-social behaviors that encourage further violence.

Neighborhoods can look to police agencies to help relieve this problem, but no officer can be everywhere they need to be, so it also up to the communities themselves to monitor their own streets. Social change can only truly occur when every part of a society participates.  Please take action to protect yourself and the ones you love.

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