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This is a very simplistic answer - I hope it says what you need. The demand for anything illegal exists independent of laws that make it illegal. Since people demand substances that are illegal, they have to step outside avenues of legal commerce to get what they want. This becomes a crime that can be measured whenever such people are caught. By making certain drugs illegal, governments automatically increase the crime rate. There are secondary effects as well. When people want certain illegal substances badly enough, they will commit other crimes to get the money they need to illegally purchase their desired illegal substances. For instance, committing burglary to steal prescription drugs, or to steal anything that can be sold buy illegal drugs. Another example is engaging in prostitution to make money to support a drug habit. There are also people who get involved in large scale smuggling or processing of illegal drugs to make sure that they have a supply of illegal drugs themselves. Once the drugs themselves are made illegal, all kinds of additional crime occurs to provide for commerce in those drugs.
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Does methamphetamine cause high crime rate in the area where its being sold?
well in short, yes, people on drugs usually are involved in other illegal activities
What is the estimated addictive rate of illegal drugs?
alot
What illegal drugs slow your heart rate?
crystal met
In what way you can help teenagers not to engage in illegal drugs?
no matter what teenagers will find a way to engage in illegal drugs....also if you legalized marijuana there would be less of a crime rate, due to gang related crimes. so yall should legalize marijuana, no matter what people will get their hands on marijuana or other illegal drugs...so what does it matter to legalize it......420 all day man...
Does cannabis effect the crime rate?
It should lower crime rate but with it being illegl gangs grow it so yea. only coz of the war on drugs :(
Are illegal drugs associated with an increasd risk of heart disease by increasing heart rate?
The question is far too broad. There are many illegal drugs and many conditions they may or may not affect.
Which province in Canada has the highest rate of crime?
Saskatchewan has the highest smoking rate in the country.
Do Muslims have a higher crime rate than Christians?
A:In some Western countries, prison statistics suggest a higher crime rate among Muslims than among Christians, and a lower crime rate among atheists. The reason for the higher rate among Muslims has not been established fully, but may relate to the tension of living in an unfamiliar culture.
Is the crime rate low in welland?
Lots of Break and Enterings Lots of Cheap Drugs. Lots of Minor Violence
What are the advantages and disadvantages of crime prevention?
Cyber crime is an illegal act. There are no advantages to cyber crime. The disadvantages are numerous, but list them because we cannot contribute to the thought processes of cyber criminals, except to say that, since it is an illegal act, you can be caught and sent to jail.
What is the crime rate in Sacramento?
the crime rate is 32,087
What is the crime rate in Philippines?
As of 2009, 63% is the crime rate in the Philippines.
