Each year, the crime rate increases. What are the causes of crime and what could be done to prevent this rise in criminal activity?

Year on year statistics are published illustrating increasing

crime

levels. There is no singular known cause of criminal

activity

, but in general it can be correlated to social, economic and educational factors. These factors are not mutually independent. In turn, the prevention of criminal

activity

can be enhanced by addressing these three key factors. Through the essay each one of these factors will be addressed, stating why they cause an increase of

crime

and in turn how they can be used to mitigate

crime

. Social factors cover a wide range of aspects.

This

includes upbringing, home environment as well as any mental issues that lead to antisocial behaviour.

For example

, an individual

that is

raised in a home environment where respect for other individuals is not a high valued trait, will in turn, not have respect for other people or their belongings.

This

mindset may lead to an increased willingness to commit crimes as the impact on someone else is not of importance.

On the other hand

, an individual raised with mutual respect and empathy will be more cognizant of how their actions affect others. Economic conditions are the most basic of the factors that influence the

crime

rate. If people are desperate for money, just to get by day to day, the lure of criminal

activity

will always be there. With criminal

activity

there is the attraction of "easy money" but

this

always comes with a high risk to the perpetrator as well as the public. Some individuals commit

crime

besides

being in a relatively good economic condition,

however

,

this

issue will not be addressed in

this

essay. By ensuring the people who are in desperate need of assistance are looked after, the temptation to commit

crime

will be reduced. Education is the key to nearly all the issues the plague society. An individual who has the opportunity to get a good education potentially becomes an individual that can be employed. Education

also

provides a secondary opportunity to teach people social skills their home life may be missing. It is a well established fact that people who do not have a basic education are more likely to commit

crime

and be unemployed. Improving the basic education system will create more opportunities for more people to avoid criminal

activity

. In conclusion,

crime

is something that can never be eradicated from society but it can be reduced. The three main factors that are causing

crime

are social, economic and educational. These factors are interdependent and the only way to reduce or prevent the rise of criminal

activity

is to ensure all these factors are addressed through the basic needs of an individual.