Some people say that the best way to reduce crime rate is to increase the number of police on the streets. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is certainly true that the increase in

crime

rates in societies throughout the world has become a major problem. It is suggested that enhancing

police

presence is the most effective approach to decrease

this

crucial issue. I firmly believe

this

method not only is not the best way but

also

may lead to certain challenges. On one hand, the proponents of

police

officers argue that the

police

act as a deterrent,

consequently

, with their existence, criminals are less likely to commit a

crime

. because, if individuals break the law

police

officers impose fines on them immediately or even arrest criminals and punish them severely.

Therefore

,

police

can play a helpful role to improve the safety of urban areas.

On the other hand

,

although

this

method has positive effects to reduce

crime

, it is not a comprehensive solution and even it may create problems

such

as financial issues. To be more specific hiring a number of

police

is expensive and the government should allocate numerous budget to it in my view other methods which focus on root causes should be invested.

for instance

, allocating resources to educational elimination of poverty and job opportunities are the best alternatives. In fact, well-educated people or who have decent jobs are not prone to turn to

crime

and children who grew up in underprivileged family more likely to be violent with negative behaviour

To conclude

, having more

police

on the streets is not an acceptable solution to reduce

crime

and the government ought to address the problem fundamentally with protective laws to finance people living in poverty

as well as

rising people's awareness.