any low-crime societies?

11.24: web.pol/any low crime societies?:

low crime recently is a mystery:

. crime is lower than years ago, but is increasing with industrialization .

crime rates by area (and much more):

. very cool site with rich set of views:

click a country to see all the variables per country .

Confucianism

yun, ilhong, American Society of Criminology, 2009-10-26

Confucianism serves as the origin of reintegrative shaming

as well as low crime rates in East Asia, including Japan.

It also shows how Confucianism relates to

communitarianism, interdependence, and social dynamics that affect crime rates.

Finally, it suggests a strong moral education, both formal and informal,

as a potential way to decrease high crime rates in the United States.