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Minimum Wage Increases Crime

In the United States, minimum wage increases, between 1998 and 2016 lead to increases in property crime among the 16 to 24 year old demographic. A 10% increase in the minimum wage tended to cause ~80,000 additional property crimes, on average. 

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