In many countries the level of crime is increasing and crimes are becoming more violent. Why do you think this is and what can be done about it?

It has been observed that the

crime

rate

is increasing rapidly in many countries and criminals are adapting more violent actions to commit the

crime

. Governments are trying their hard to control the

crime

rate

and bring it to the sustainable limit, but it seems that are unable to achieve

this

target as we are coming across more and more criminal activities on a daily basis. I can think of several reasons behind the sudden increase in criminal acts. One of the reasons is that our laws are not strong enough to punish the offenders for their deeds.

For example

, In India, the mother of a rape victim is fighting against rapists since

last

4-5 years, but

this

case is not coming to conclusion despite rapists being already punished to be executed. Each time when the government decides a day to execute them, their lawyer comes up with arguments that save them from being executed. Another reason behind the increasing

rate

of

crime

is the gap between rich and poor people in our society and lack of job opportunities. The desire to live the luxurious life and unemployment make people stealing things that do not have and they cannot afford to buy. There are several groups in some countries that are in oppose of particular religions and support violent activities to harm people of those religions. It is very difficult to control the

crime

rate

, but I can think of several ways that can help to reduce it some extent. Governments should take strict legal actions against criminals who have committed serious crimes

such

as rape, murder etc.

This

can reduce encouragement that they are getting to perform more violent actions in future. Increasing cost of items that are needed in daily routine

such

as fruits, vegetables, grains should be controlled so that people can buy it

instead

of stealing it. Government should focus on creating job opportunities sufficient enough to feed the population of the country so that people can have regular income. There are some crimes which are extremely difficult to control as they have religious belief tide for them unless we can find an effective way to stop them. Perhaps we can try to make sure that fewer young people enter the cycle of

crime

. We could do

this

through education and imparting moral values and the importance of equality.