In recent years there has been a considerable rise in crimes committed by young people in cities What has caused this What solutions can you suggest

Increasing crime rates is becoming a major cause of concern in the recent years. Most of these crimes are committed in the cities and mostly by youngsters. There are several causes for this, but this essay will discuss the effect of unemployment and illicit drug use and the possible solutions for combating this.

It is widely believed that the level of unemployment is directly proportional to the crime rates in that city. This is because people who do-not have a job are unable to meet with there everyday needs and have to resort to theft and robbery just to feed themselves. This was evident during the recession that recently hit many parts of the world. The number of bank robberies and extortion was on the rise in these cities. Another reason which promotes criminal activities in the rise in drug use by youngsters. The youth usually succumb to peer pressure and fall into the trap of endless addictions. This in turn leads them to commit felony and illegal activities just to cater to these addictions.

It is important to deal with these issues to curb the crime rates in the city. More employment opportunities should be provided for youngsters. The youth should receive career counselling in their educational centres where in several options of jobs are given to them to choose from. Once they are assured of an available source of income, they are unlikely to resort to crimes. To tackle drug addictions; firstly, parents and teachers should be vigilant of the activities of the youngsters so as to be able to guide them rightly. Secondly, strict action should be taken against drug peddlers to prevent this cause altogether. Also youngsters should be made aware of the adverse consequences of using these substance. Early rehabilitation should be offered to those involved in substance abuse.

In conclusion, law and order can be maintained in the cities if problems like unemployment and drug use are identified early and tackled by providing jobs and punishing those selling drugs. These solutions can definitely go a long way in providing a safer community.

Votes
Average: 9.3 (4 votes)

Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 492, Rule ID: SO_AS_TO[1]
Message: Use simply 'to'
Suggestion: to
...ant of the activities of the youngsters so as to be able to guide them rightly. Secondly...
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Line 5, column 628, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Also,
...dlers to prevent this cause altogether. Also youngsters should be made aware of the ...
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Line 5, column 702, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this substance' or 'these substances'?
Suggestion: this substance; these substances
...re of the adverse consequences of using these substance. Early rehabilitation should be offered...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, if, second, secondly, so, as to, in conclusion

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 13.1623246493 160% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 7.85571142285 115% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 10.4138276553 134% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 7.30460921844 82% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 24.0651302605 112% => OK
Preposition: 59.0 41.998997996 140% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 8.3376753507 96% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1740.0 1615.20841683 108% => OK
No of words: 348.0 315.596192385 110% => OK
Chars per words: 5.0 5.12529762239 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.31911543099 4.20363070211 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.72788190268 2.80592935109 97% => OK
Unique words: 193.0 176.041082164 110% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.554597701149 0.561755894193 99% => OK
syllable_count: 550.8 506.74238477 109% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 5.43587174349 129% => OK
Article: 3.0 2.52805611222 119% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 2.10420841683 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.76152304609 42% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 16.0721442886 124% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 20.2975951904 84% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 34.378190761 49.4020404114 70% => OK
Chars per sentence: 87.0 106.682146367 82% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.4 20.7667163134 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.65 7.06120827912 52% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 5.01903807615 60% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.67935871743 81% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 11.0 3.9879759519 276% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 3.4128256513 59% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.163605469174 0.244688304435 67% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0482014612652 0.084324248473 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0481200918093 0.0667982634062 72% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.110582056409 0.151304729494 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0748255130656 0.056905535591 131% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.8 13.0946893788 82% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 50.2224549098 108% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.44779559118 42% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 11.3001002004 88% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.42 12.4159519038 92% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.79 8.58950901804 102% => OK
difficult_words: 95.0 78.4519038076 121% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 9.78957915832 112% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.1190380762 87% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.7795591182 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 73.0337078652 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 6.5 Out of 9
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