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I found a great examination of the crime drop in the book "Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner.

They found that the crime drop can be attributed to three main factors:

1. Increased number of police

2. Increased imprisonment

3. Roe v. Wade

In fact, they put a heavy emphasis on #3. As those that would be most likely to commit crime are no longer present.

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