[SamuraiScot]

Hasn't the birth rate been tanking over the past 50 years? And wouldn't that mean that today there is a smaller proportion of young men in our population than was the case a half-century ago? And don't young men commit basically all the crimes (other than abortion)?

I'm not saying a low birth rate is a good thing--it's suicidal for a country, actually--but it would drive down the crime rate 15 to 20 years later.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Hasn't the birth rate been tanking over the past 50 years? And wouldn't that mean that today there is a smaller proportion of young men in our population than was the case a half-century ago? And don't young men commit basically all the crimes (other than abortion)?

I'm not saying a low birth rate is a good thing--it's suicidal for a country, actually--but it would drive down the crime rate 15 to 20 years later.

This is my opinion and other people who pay attention to demographics. It's three facts put together: 1) our birthrate has fallen to barely sustaining our population; 2) Young men commit most of the crimes. 3) There are proportionally fewer younger men than ever.