Economic reasons for crime

Question 1

Poverty

Answer 1

Poverty leads people to stealing because people try and meet their basic needs for food and shelter, or to finance addictions to drugs or alcohol.
Example Example - A recent study found that 29% of Scots lack three or more of the necessities for basic living.

Question 2

Unemployment

Answer 2

People who may be unemployed, have few qualifications, live in poor housing and rely on benefits to get by.To solve their problems they turn to crime to pay for a lifestyle they believe can never be achieved by legal means.
ExampleExample - Glasgow city has very high crime rates and an unemployment rate of 5.3%