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Ten Economic Facts about Crime and Incarceration in the United States
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Ten Economic Facts about Crime and Incarceration in the United States

Melissa S. Kearney, Benjamin H. Harris, Elisa Jácome and Lucie Parker
The Hamilton Project, 2014
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The Hamilton Project has gathered dismaying statistics about US crime and punishment, dispassionate numbers that paint a gut-wrenching picture of squandered human and economic potential. Though the topic isn’t new, its growing consequences are a wake-up call for those who think that locking up lawbreakers and throwing away the key makes for a safer, more productive society. getAbstract recommends this effort to quantify an all-too-real social issue.

Take-Aways

  • The rate of incarceration in the United States is more than six times that of other OECD nations, though US national crime rates have dropped.
  • People with household incomes of less than $15,000 per year experience three times the crime “victimization rate” of people with $75,000 or more in annual income.
  • Young people across the income spectrum are equally likely to commit drug-related offenses, but poor youths are more apt to engage in violence and in property crimes.

About the Authors

Melissa S. Kearney is the director of the Hamilton Project, where Benjamin H. Harris is policy director and Elisa Jácome and Lucie Parker are research assistants.

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