How do I reduce crime in my nation?
I mean, I just installed security cameras in all public areas, and crime is still a "serious problem."
Unfree People
26-01-2004, 05:12
Answering one issue alone won't solve your problems over night. Be patient, and remember to give funding to police and defense a lot.
If you legalize murder, rape, and armed assault, the level of violent crime will decrease dramatically :!:
EdgeZone
26-01-2004, 14:33
It is possible to reduce crime without spending tons on police and defence. Concentrating on education and social welfare will eventually work also, it just takes a lot longer to get crime under control (My country does not believe in prisons and believes in cutting off crime through proper education).
At Lantis
27-01-2004, 03:25
Education is always good - it may take a while, but it seems to work for me.
The Defeatists
28-01-2004, 18:57
Just remember, the more you spend on the police and the military, the more your political freedoms will decrease.
Rational Self Interest
30-01-2004, 03:19
Spending on education does not affect crime. We've had education as our top budget priority almost since independence, and crime levels have never decreased except through increased welfare spending (except for legalizing self-defense, via the compulsory gun ownership issue).
imported_Blab
31-01-2004, 09:28
Spending on education does not affect crime We've had education as our top budget priority almost since independence, and crime levels have never decreased except through increased welfare spending (except for legalizing self-defense, via the compulsory gun ownership issue).
That's interesting because it does work for my nation, although you're right -- by increasing welfare spending crime rates drop more quickly. I think you may be inadvertently increasing your crime rates by some of the options you're choosing in the issues.
In NS, crime increases as income inequity increases so spreading the wealth also seems to decrease crime.