Why Does Crime Go Up When School Starts?
Sep 24, 2024•45 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Crime peaks during the summer for adults. But the economist Ezra Karger found that the same can’t be said for kids: It peaks during the school year.
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