Because the variable is the natural logarithm of Total Crime, a 1% increase in total crime leads to an increase of 5.7 percentage point increase in GDP per capita growth.

Does crime affect the economy?

Crime not only affects economic productivity when victims miss work, but communities also are affected through loss of tourism and retail sales. Even the so-called victimless crimes of prostitution, drug abuse, and gambling have major social consequences.

How do pollution and crime affect GDP?

Pollution and crime affect GDP negatively. Both pollution and crime can decrease workers’s productivity and health or harm business opportunities.