Here where I live we have a very high unemployment rate due to the fact that most of the factories have shut down. So any time there are more people than there are jobs to accommodate them, this will always result in a higher crime rate. The last time I was unemployed it took me 6 months to find another job. And most of the jobs available are minimum wage jobs. I can see how people would be allured by the fast money. They're thinking..., ok, I can work my butt off for minimum wage or I can go out here and sell drugs and make $1,000 a week. So I can see how that would be tempting. Next we have Obamacare has not even further damage to the economy. I am not condoning this activity but in areas where there is poverty and high unemployment rate then you will always see a higher percentage of crime and drug use