Question: what are the economic consequenses of crime in general? 

Answer: Increase in prices (shoplifting crime)\n\nGovernment resource re-allocated for increase in policing and decrease in other sectors\n\nTax increase for collection of money to support policing resources\n\nHousing sector stagnated in certain areas of high crime\n\nTourism decreases fear of travel to cities with high crime
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