[ml/nj]

I have a question. Since poverty is so often linked with crime, I would be interested to know what the crime rate is in Kiryas Joel.

ML/NJ

[Daffynition]

Crime

Kiryas Joel, NY, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 1. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.

Kiryas Joel, NY, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 1. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.

[bronxboy]

They are not poor...they manage to hide their true income.

[Tax-chick]

The connection between poverty and crime is fatherless “families.” Those who grow up living with a married mother and father are at a low risk for criminal activity, irrespective of family income.