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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead-crime_hypothesis From the Wiki > Proponents of the lead-crime hypothesis argue that the removal of lead additives from motor fuel, and the consequent decline in children's lead exposure, explains the fall in crime rates in the United States beginning in the 1990s. This hypothesis also offers an explanation of the rise in crime in the preceding decades as the result of increased lead exposure throughout the mid-20th century. |
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The Abortion hypothesis: kids who would've otherwise turned out to be violent criminals were aborted:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalized_abortion_and_crime_e...
The Broken Windows hypothesis, that cracking down on minor petty crime reduces major violent crime:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory
The Economic Development hypothesis, that tough times create crime:
https://www.citylab.com/life/2013/09/puzzling-relationship-b...
And probably a bunch that I haven't heard of.
Really, I doubt we'll ever figure out what causes an increase or decrease in the crime rate, because there's likely more than one cause. Because of that, I don't think it's good evidence on either side for a debate on spanking. (Which, BTW, has just validated the point everyone's been making that any collaboratively-built parenting encyclopedia is likely to generate more heat than light.)