Syracuse had a record high homicide rate in 2016 but had lower levels of robberies, burglaries and aggravated assaults from the previous year. (wrvo.org)
According to a 2005 study of criminal patterns by Statistics Canada, for example, inflation rates influence the levels of financially motivated crimes such as break - ins and car thefts, while increases in unemployment correlate with higher homicide rates. (canadianbusiness.com)
Critics also point out that the victims in Kellermann's study may have gotten guns because they felt themselves to be threatened in some way, which means they might have suffered higher homicide rates even if they hadn't bothered to arm themselves. (discovermagazine.com)