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THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG-RELATED CRIME AND POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Abstract:
This paper argues that the link between poverty and drug-related crime might be spurious. We take an empirical approach to investigate the causality and plausibility of this link. Firstly, we regress crime against envisaged explanatory variables in order to estimate the contribution of poverty to crime. Secondly, data is analysed using an ARDL ECM. The quarterly sample data for our estimation is for the period 1995–2016. We found a strong association between crime and poverty both in the short and long run. We recommend the government should focus on none income linked factors in dealing with the scourge of drug-related crime. As demonstrated in this study, various drug-related crimes are driven by socio-economic factors.
Subjects: Economic Psychology; Economic Theory & Philosophy; Development Economics
Keywords: ARDL; drugs; Gini index; poverty headcount index; unemployment