[QUOTE="Zach,  post: 25907, member: 162"]
Poverty because poverty leads to crime, as they try to get there essentials and sometimes it’s not the legal way. Less poverty brings crime down gradually.
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I think there will be crime even if we eliminate poverty from this world. Crime is still quite prevalent in many "rich" countries as well. Therefore, we have the Zakat system that can help eliminate poverty. I think that the government may need to focus on solving problems related to crime and poverty.