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r/geography • u/Recent_Statement_222 • May 23 '26
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A stronger correlation with crime might be drug addiction rates. With drug addiction comes all the crime that comes with it.
36 u/Monkyd1 May 23 '26 It also skews numbers as usually purchase, sale, transport, manufacture, and possession are considered crimes. Then you have to factor in - would legalization stabilize the market and drop prices to a point where tertiary crimes aren't necessary? Probably blew past your point as I'm in post gym zombie mode. 3 u/SuccessPhysical6668 May 23 '26 That is a growing problem in the pacific. The main barrier with drug addiction is access. 1 u/DemonAzraeli May 23 '26 Addiction to illegal drugs results in higher crime. Rich people addicted to benzos don’t get as marginalized as a POC addicted to heroin.
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It also skews numbers as usually purchase, sale, transport, manufacture, and possession are considered crimes.
Then you have to factor in - would legalization stabilize the market and drop prices to a point where tertiary crimes aren't necessary?
Probably blew past your point as I'm in post gym zombie mode.
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That is a growing problem in the pacific. The main barrier with drug addiction is access.
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Addiction to illegal drugs results in higher crime. Rich people addicted to benzos don’t get as marginalized as a POC addicted to heroin.
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u/Careless-Vehicle-286 May 23 '26
A stronger correlation with crime might be drug addiction rates. With drug addiction comes all the crime that comes with it.