RETRACTION-Determinants Of Crime In Pakistan

Hamid Saeed; Thanachelvan a/I Rajan; Herry Fernandes Butar Butar; MAM Sameem

doi:10.52472/jmhsr.v1i1.201

Hamid Saeed Director Administrator, Akhuwat Faisalabad Institute of Research Science and Technology, Pakistan
Thanachelvan a/I Rajan Pegawai Penyiasat Trafik, Bah. Siasatan & Penguatkuasaan Trafik, IPD Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia
Herry Fernandes Butar Butar Politeknik Ilmu Pemasyarakatan
MAM Sameem Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Sri Lanka

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52472/jmhsr.v1i1.201

Keywords: Crime Rate, Economic Growth, inflation, Household Consumption

Abstract

This study investigates the root causes of crime rate in Pakistan, the activities due to which crime is increasing in the country. Variables for this research are crime rate, population growth rate, inflation, household consumption, urbanization, saving (%of GDP) and unemployment. For this purpose, data has been collected for 34 years from the period 1980-2014. The independent variables involved in this research are population growth rate, inflation, household consumption, urbanization, saving (%of GDP) and unemployment whereas the dependent variable is crime rate. For the analysis of data multiple regression has been applied using the SPSS software. The results showed that inflation, population, unemployment, household consumption have positive relation with the crime rate whereas savings is negatively related. The government should take steps to make the environment of country crime free by providing economic incentives to people and by making the law making and implementing departments strong and accountable for what they do.