Much research has been done showing that unemployment can cause crime, and that crime adversely impacts economic … find evidence for the possibility of a vicious cycle, with unemployment leading to higher crime rates and crime rates … raising unemployment. I further find that especially employment in low-skill service jobs is adversely affected by crime, that …

Research that investigate the extent of labor market prospects on crime rates focus on conditions in a region and crime … labor market in a region may attract nonresidents, either professional criminals who travel only to commit crime or … individuals who migrate hoping to find a job and failing to do so may inclined to commit crime. Indeed, using regional data from …