The number of other types of crimes committed similarly decreased. “When young people spend time together in public spaces or meet privately and unwatched, the likelihood of them committing crimes increases,” said Moller Thomsen. They think that crimes committed by younger people are often not sufficiently reflected in the official statistics. Efforts to keep young people away from the Internet are also based on the controversial argument that children and teenagers may be behind a recent rise in crimes committed online. But, at least in Denmark, there has been little evidence that crimes committed by youths online have compensated for the drop in more ordinary crimes.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2017 07:52 UTC