Why do we have a high crime rate?

Poverty, unemployment and lack of education are the common reasons why people tend to involve themselves with a lot of crimes. I think that the government should make a very effective program in helping these poor people uplift themselves from poverty.

Hi Capt. My brother just came back from there after visiting with a friend and family. His friend got robbed while they were in a Jeepney, but somebody protected her from getting stabbed. Apparently they try to kill you after so they don't get caught by the police? Seems like those criminals don't think things through very well. Anyhow, perhaps both government and law enforcement need to be held accountable in some way for how things are going. Not only education should be looked at in crime ridden places, but more employment opportunities and better help for those with mental issues.

It is the fault of the government, the law makers, and the people. This is because, we have local governments, and they are corrupt themselves. There was even a case the Mayor and the Vice mayor ordered to have a policeman get killed. The system is flawed from the inside. There are lack of coordination, and cooperation between governments, and Police branches. It takes time and often some motives are ruled out because our police investigators do not look beyond what is in the surface. If a person was killed inside their home and it would turn out something is missing - our police would immediately say it could be robbery. So what if it was not robbery and something is more than to it and it was only done to mislead the investigationn? Nah our police are probably too lazy to do more works, documentation, interviews, investigations, etc. They'd get some robbers on their list (from their fall guys roster) and close the investigation - this fall guy would eventually bail because the case is not moving. People who does crimes are not afraid of getting caught because all they have to do is mislead the police and their just out here with all of us - we could have ridden a jeepney with them or a bus or the MRT and they are roaming free, just planning their next target. The Laws we have too are outdated, syndicates have found a way to "influence" children and teens and make them commit these crimes and be safe from being put in jail.

I think the crime rate is proportionate to the materialistic outlook of a society and the amount and level of poverty in a country. It is a fact that people now want more things than they can afford. Stress and anger, frustration for not reaching the goal you have set for yourself can also lead to crime. Now in countries, where it is easy for a common man to at least buy a decent house for himself and his family within his means, enough food to eat, appropriate clothes to wear and an educational system where their children get good quality and affordable education, in that nation crime rates will be less. This is as close we can get to Utopia. SO a country which comes closer to this scenario automatically will have lower crime rates.

Hello CaptainAlbert, Even in our neighborhood now there's a lot of crime because a lot of people from Manila are moving into the other municipalities like here in cavite. before it was really quiet here until things started to change. though, it's more commercialized now and stores are easily accessible, so as the poor and beggars started to rise as well.. there should be more proper zoning of the areas around the country, not to mention add more cops on the field.

due the fact in the world man is selfissh in nature every one desire his want in short time though education is basic piller of curtailing crime but most important is the desire to curb crime if a society or government bascially will

I must say i agree with you in saying that there crime rates keeps getting higher except for your mentioned places. Am i right to think that it depends on how strict the leaders are in certain places to decrease these crime rates? Well, if that is the case, then our government should try to assess on how they can emulate the leaders in those places.