The results indicated that there is a significant correlation between poverty and violent crime rates. On top of that, this paper also finds that there is a significant correlation between percentage of population being Black and violent crime rates in cities.

Does poverty affect crime rate?

There appears to be a link between poverty and violent crime. It has long been theorized that, at least from a rational choice perspective, a causal link exists between poverty and property crimes because generating wealth reduces the benefit-to-cost ratio of committing crimes.

Does poverty lead to increase in crime?

A 1% rise in poverty would amount to a 2.16% rise in crime and a 2.57% rise in violent crime (4-6). Therefore, an increase in poverty directly increases crime rates in America.