Effects of crime on wider society

• Negative reputation/image of a country

  Can have a knock-on effect on tourist numbers and negatively impact the economy
• More crime in a country

  Businesses might be reluctant to invest leading to more unemployment
• More crime in a country

  Taxpayers need to pay more for building more prisons, staffing them, more pressure on health services (violent crimes), and employing more police officers
• Governments may choose to cut back spending in other areas

  In order to fund programmes aimed at tackling crime