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This study investigates the relationship between income inequality and crime in the United States. For this purpose, 2004 and 2016 years are chosen to represent before and after great recession period to understand the potential relationship income and crime. All data set are taken from National Longitudinal Survey conducted by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Crime variables are categorized big and small crimes based on the value of crimes. Because the crime variables are highly skewed, a quantile regression approach can be more appropriate then a regular regression. As result of the quantile regression approach, income inequality is positively associated with the crime variables. Considering the crime variables only the big crime variable which includes attack a property or using illegal substance has negative effect on income level over all quantile range.

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