The determinants of crime rate in Malaysia

Yehya, Nur Farah Ayuni (2019) The determinants of crime rate in Malaysia. [Student Project]

Abstract

This research examines the relationship between unemployment rate (UNR), interest rate (ITR), GDP per capita (GPC), inflation rate (INR) and income inequality (GINI) towards the crime rate in Malaysia. In this research, Ordinary Least Square used to examine the result between dependent variable and independent variables. The data are from 1988 until 2017. The result shows that income inequality (GINI) is significant and positive relationship towards crime rate. Next, the GDP per capita (GPC) and interest rate (ITR) are significant and negative relationship towards crime rate. Finally, in this research found that income inequality is the most influencing variable towards crime rate.

Metadata

Item Type:	Student Project
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Yehya, Nur Farah Ayuni 2017662394
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Advisor Awang, Amizatul Hawariah UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Macroeconomics H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Income distribution. Distributive justice H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > Criminology > Crime
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka > Bandaraya Melaka Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Programme:	Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) Finance (BA242)
Keywords:	Crime rate, Unemployment rate (UNR), Interest rate (ITR), GDP per capita (GPC), Inflation rate (INR) , Income inequality (GINI)
Date:	2019
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/98989