26 Answers

Greed.

Dysfunctional family structure, Poverty and Drugs.

laziness and drugs

Moral decay.

Addictions.....drugs, alchohol, gambling, sex, some people will do extrordinary things to feed their addiction.

lack of education and rules and regulations from parents

Wanting what someone else has in most cases, some crime has no base, its gang initiations, kill to be accepted. Those are some of the worst. 

STUPIDITY !!!!!!

Opportunity and no virtue.

#1 would most likely be different for the different kinds of crime that are committed.    For example, the crime of murder has a different impetous than petty theft.

My generic thought would be the #1 cause of crime would be wanton disregard for commonly accepted civilized behavior.

I believe the number one crime is a liar!

It starts off small, then grows, you lie to get out of trouble, to blame others, you steal and lie to keep from getting caught, you commit murder and lie about it, Everything usually begins with a lie.

If you go by the ten commandment, one sin doesn't out weigh another, a lie is as bad as a murder.

It is man who  taught people to think in lesser evils. Give the word a lesser meaning, like bad.

Bad is evil. I asked someone to name an evil person, she said Hitler. Well, if you have to murder over 6 million people to be considered evil....we are all safe!

Low inteligence     Addictions      Poverty       

Unemployment.

stupidity and idle hands, which are the devils workshop

Lack of a real education.  MANY criminals are highly intelligent, they just chose the wrong path to use it, because they see no other option born into a dysfunctual life..  Education opens way many more doors and windows for bright minds than ignorance does!!  

The disregard of others. Mindfully attend to the rights and well being of others in all of your activities and you will have nothing to regret.

"opportunity and no virtue"     Producer

a lot   is listed in the  big          10     COMMANDMENTS  

Despeation of one sort or another whether it be monetary or passionate or just plain old stupidity (as in the definition of "gangbangers")

" (Money)."

sex drugs money

Sin.......

I'm just kind of blown away by the answers here. Akaqa people are really special. We question. We think. I'm proud to be part of this special site on the computer.

Whoever brings this to us deserves great thanks. 

I know Colleen cleans up the place and does some other things but who else is involved? They should stand up and take a bow.

jagoff, you idiot.  Why did you vote me down?

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WHITE MEN AND POVERTY.  SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME.