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Being a victim of crime is not always the result of chance or personal characteristics. many times it has to do with where one lives. as the u.s. economy has changed in the past five years, a few large urban centers, such as detroit, have undergone profound demographic changes. one might explain a higher crime rate in these areas as the result of

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The higher crime rate in these large urban centers that has under gone demographic changes is because of the fact that there is a greater material deprivation. The circumstances for crime are varied not just personal characteristic which are like neglect from family, being poor and sometimes substance abuse.
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