Pengaruh Kemiskinan terhadap Tindak Kriminalitas di Kota Bekasi

Bunga Chantiqa
Hanifa Putri Wardhani
Raisah Zettira Hermawan
Siska Amalia
Wanda Sari Tambang
Mic Finanto Ario Bangun

Concept: Journal of Social Humanities and Education
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Juni : Concept: Journal of Social Humanities and Education

Investigating how poverty affects crime rates in Bekasi City is the main objective of this study. The approach takes a literature review approach, synthesizing research from databases like Google Scholar and Mendeley. Even in the contemporary day, many people in Bekasi City still live in poverty, which puts them in a position where they may resort to crime as a means of subsistence. Crime rates are positively correlated with poverty levels, suggesting that economic and income disparity is a motivating factor for criminal behavior. This study sheds light on the relationship between poverty and criminal behavior, and it supports initiatives to alleviate poverty as a means of lowering crime rates.