Income Inequality, Regional Economic Growth and Criminal Offense*—Empirical Research Based on China's 1988-2013 Year Provincial Panel Data

Abstract

Based on the data of China's provincial-level panel in 1988-2013, this paper employs the extended crime supply model, and uses the quantile regression method to estimate the influence of income inequality and regional economic growth on China's Criminal Rate. The results indicated that: The expansion of the income inequality increases the crime rate; and to some extent, the improvement of regional economic level has curbed the crime; the urbanization has led to a rise in the rate of criminal offenses; paying more attention to basic education and increasing public safety will play an important role in curbing crime.