Politicians are forever attributing crime rates to policies

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Politicians are forever attributing crime rates to policies- [if the crime rates are decreasing to their own "wise" policies;] [if the crime rates are increasing, to the "failed" policies of their opponents.] But the fact is that *[crime rates are best explained in terms of demographics.] For $[crime is primarily a young man's game.] [Whenever there is a relatively large number of young men between the ages of 13 and 30, the crime rates are high ] And [whenever this part of the population is relatively small, the crime rates are relatively low.]

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