. For instance, a more generous unemployment insurance system reduces the crime rate of the unemployed but its effect on the … overall effect on crime is positive but quantitatively small. Wage subsidies reduce unemployment and crime rates of employed … and unemployed workers, and improve society's welfare. Hiring subsidies reduce unemployment but they can raise the crime …

This study empirically examines the relationship between crime, deterrence and unemployment in Greece. A regional … deterred by higher clear-up rates. Also for property crime rates, the results indicate that unemployment increases crime. For … violent crimes, however, the effect of the clear-up rate and unemployment are found to be insignificant. -- Crime ; deterrence …