I've lost everything I owned recently, and am basically 'homeless' ... I have absolutely NO urge to steal or cheat ... I was raised much better than that ... while Crime escalates, it won't be because there are more poor people ... Crime dropped sharply during the Great Depression, people tended to support each other in hard times ... Crime will increase because of the lack of moral values, the broken homes, the piss-poor educational institutions, and a prevalent attitude of 'me, me, me' ... it's all about 'ME' these days, with no moral consequences ...