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I've heard a lot of people claim that poverty causes crime.

This is the BIGGEST LIE we are being told in South Africa to justify the shocking crime rate in our country.

In the thread below, I compare SA to poorer countries in terms of murder rate, enjoy:
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Belarus (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6306
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 3.5

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Paraguay (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $5899
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 9.3

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Fiji (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $5752
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 2.3

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Kosovo (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $4403
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 1.6

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Georgia (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $4400
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 0.9

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Mongolia (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $4026
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 6.2

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Moldova (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $3218
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 3.2

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Ukraine (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $2963
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 6.2

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Afghanistan (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $544
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 7.1

Poverty doesn't cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
I could go on and make this a 101-tweet thread, but I have made my point.

Poverty doesn't cause crime, culture does!

- There are 101 countries that are poorer than South Africa.

- Not a single one (outside Africa and Latin America) have a higher murder rate than SA!
One more for good measure:

South Africa (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $6377
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 36

Jamaica (2018):
GDP per Capita (USD) - $5392
Murder rate (per 100 000) - 57.1

Oddly, in this case poverty DOES seem to cause crime!

Source: dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentio…
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