Perspective - The Correlation to Economic Freedom and Crime
The evidence supports a correlation between economic freedom decreases and crime increases.
According to the latest Index of Economic Freedom, which has just been published, the level of economic freedom in the United States is at its lowest point since the index was first compiled. The Heritage Foundation has been analyzing the development of economic freedom around the world every year since 1995; the current ranking covers 176 countries and…
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