According to official data, the working class, the young and some minority ethnic groups are more likely to commit crimes than the middle class, the elderly, females and whites.

Are working class more likely to commit crime?

Working-class individuals are more likely to commit crime than middle-class individuals; middle-class crimes are more likely to be things like fraud or tax evasion (see white-collar crime) compared with increased likelihood of theft or violent crime for those with lower incomes.

Which class is more likely to commit crime?

Findings on social class differences in crime are less clear than they are for gender or age differences. Arrests statistics and much research indicate that poor people are much more likely than wealthier people to commit street crime.