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Biological And Social Factors That Contribute To The Differences In Rate And Trends In Carannice And Property Crime

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Two cities I decided to identify were Cambridge, Massachusetts and Syracuse, New York. In recent years from 2010 to 2014 trends I’ve identified were violent crime rates of both cities. From 2010 to 2013 in the city of Syracuse violent crime total have gradually increased. From 2010 to 2014 in the city Cambridge the violent crime total has gradually decreased. The property crime total in Syracuse has fluctuated between the years of 2010 to 2014.
In the city of Cambridge, the property crime rate has gradually decreased from 2010 to 2014. The amount of crimes in 2010 in Cambridge were 3,232 and they have decreased to 2,610 in 2014. Some similarities I see between the two cities are the decrease in aggravated assault charges from 2011 to …show more content…

Things such as robberies, murders, larceny theft, rape, and motor vehicle theft make you question how safe you are or your belongings.
Frequent crimes such as these have made the common citizens have sleepless nights and restless days. It is easy to make people feel very vulnerable during the presence of such heinous events. Some information that I have learned in this unit, are some possible explanations for the trends over time in both cities. Being able to identify risk factors is vital step in determining where these trends stem from. For example, masculinity may be a potential risk factor in big cities like Syracuse and Cambridge. In cities such as these men may feel the need to establish a certain level of toughness and physicality, while others may focus their own characteristics such as discipline or confidence.
In these large cities children begin with petty crimes and then turn out notorious criminals at young age. Murders, gang members, and certain organizations in films have shaped children’s minds at a young age and lack of a household parent can have a child at a young age looking up to these type of figures. They can begin to imitate what they see and do in these movies and on TV.
Another possible explanations for the trends over time in these cities is unemployment. The current generation is given the belief at an early age that school is the only way to get ahead in life and get a job. If a student for whatever

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