Levels of youth crime are increasing rapidly in most cities around the world. What are the reasons for this, and suggest some solutions.

The rate of criminal activities associated with young people has increased significantly in major towns across the globe.

This

is mainly because of increased unemployment and poor parental upbringing. There are a number of possible solutions which should be implemented to deal with

this

issue.

Firstly

, high level of unemployment among youths have caused a rise of crime rate in many urban areas.

This

is because many young people, especially graduates that are skilled in various professional fields, have no means of livelihood. In order to survive, they engage in different forms of vices,

such

as armed robbery, kidnapping and drug peddling, which are the reasons for

this

upsurge in crime.

For example

, most detained criminals in Police custody have claimed that joblessness is the major reason for indulging in

such

criminal acts.

Secondly

, lack of parental upbringing has

also

contributed to increase in social vices in major urban areas. Owing to the recent family structure, where both parents are working to provide for the family, they rarely have time to train and nurture their children into becoming responsible members of the society.

Consequently

, they are often influenced by peer pressure to join cultism and harmful gangs that are known for terrible criminal activities. One major potential method of tackling

this

problem is provision of jobs and soft loans by the government.

This

platform will encourage these young people to be gainfully employed as well as established small scale businesses to be financially stable. Another way of dealing with the issue is by creating awareness of proper parenting. There should be workshops and symposium a on the importance of appropriate parental training, so that parents can raise children that will be useful to the society. In conclusion, providing jobs, loans and creating awareness of proper parenting are effective ways to tackle increased crime rate among young people in major towns across the globe.