askhistorians·AskHistoriansbyDon_Dickle During the Great Depression, with so many people in need, did theft and stealing rise or did it remain the same? Why did it go that way?View original on lemmy.world14Comments4Reply
Don_Dickle replylemmy.worldYea but would your next door neighbor break into your home, or a thief in the neighborhood type crime?0Reply
FFishnoodle lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyAdd on question, did organized crime start to become more prevalent during that time period?3Reply
NOT_RICK replylemmy.worldOrganized crime grew in the wake of prohibition, which started in 1920, but from what I know it definitely continued well into the 30’s.5Reply
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Oh yes, definitely. It’s known as the public enemy era
Yea but would your next door neighbor break into your home, or a thief in the neighborhood type crime?
Add on question, did organized crime start to become more prevalent during that time period?
Organized crime grew in the wake of prohibition, which started in 1920, but from what I know it definitely continued well into the 30’s.