Crime rate, in most countries, is often higher in urban areas than in rural areas. Why do you think that is? What can be done to reduce the crime rate?

Undoubtedly, the occurrence of

crime

has increased exponentially in major cities,

in contrast

to, smaller towns in many nations.

This

appears to be associated with the high unemployment rate in

such

cities,

however

, to curb

this

, improving the overall

security

system will perhaps be the most appropriate way out.

To begin

with, the main reason for increased

crime

in cities than in rural areas can be linked to the inequality between the total

number

of available jobs, and the total

number

of employable population. Because of

this

, more people living in cities are unable to have money to meet their immediate needs, especially considering the competition of living an exotic life that comes

with

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to

residing in a city, which frustrates the poor, and makes them to look for quicker ways of becoming wealthy,

hence

,

such

person take to

crime

as a result

of

this

.

For example

, a recent study concluded that 60 percent of criminals reprimanded by the Nigerian Police Force in Lagos State fall within the age bracket of 18 to 45 years, having at least a high school diploma, and were unemployed for at least 5years before involving in

crime

, yet they all confessed that they considered

crime

because they

beleived

accept as true; take to be true

believed

believes

it will make them live extravagantly. Turning to how crimes can be minimized in cities, it seems beneficial

for

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to

the society as a whole to apply more modern

security

measures.

This

can be achieved by using gadgets like CCTV cameras in public places, which will deter those planning to steal or commit any organised

crime

from embarking on

such

pursuit.

For instance

, a recent survey reported that in the

last

decade, 80 percent of supermarkets robbed did not have digital cameras, despite having

security

officers.

Therefore

, having sophisticated

security

gadgets installed in virtually all the areas of a major city will plummet the occurrence of crimes because when people are being watched, they act as though they are being monitored,

consequently

, they become better behaved in the society. To conclude, the

number

of

crime

cases

have increased

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has increased

had increased

in cities today more than in smaller towns because of the increasing

number

of people without a job, and are unable to make money legitimately to lead a comfortable life,

however

,

this

essay suggest that it can be curbed by applying modern sophisticated

security

devices as an effective way to

check mate

complete victory

checkmate

such

acts of

crime

.