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By  Joshua Willis, 14,     Fort Worth, TX

 I’m here to talk about 3 ways crime is caused and 3 ways crime can be stopped. Crime has been a problem for years. I think it’s time for all crime to stop, because innocent people are being killed for no reason. One way crime is caused by is gangs. Shooting, stabbing, and fighting each out because they are in the wrong color or because they are in the wrong neighborhood. Gangs have always been around for a while but as time has gone on things have gotten worse. Men, women, and children are dying over drugs, property, or revenge.

Another factor that causes crime is racism, which means a person is targeted because of the color of their skin. An example is in 2023 a white man in Jacksonville Florida shot 3 African American: Darien Sulph, Brandon Bevel & third person is unknown because of their skin color. We have also seen an uprise with the Police racially profiling people with different skin color such as George Floyd and Eric Garner.

The third factor is alcoholism and Drugs. When people are under the influence of drugs or alcohol it causes them to act out of character. Alcoholism and drugs have taken the lives of people of all ages and the deaths are increasing daily.

One we can reduce crime is to have the police patrolling our neighbors more often. Instead of coming when a crime is permitted making their presence known in our communities. Another way is to have more security cameras on our community streets and homes. The Final way is to keep targeted people away from criminals this would allow them to feel safe.