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esutjss-38	Adekoya, Adenuga Fabian; Razak, Nor Azam Abdul	Effects of Ethnic Diversity and Poverty on Crime Rate in Nigeria	2020	21	.pdf	application/pdf	7492	352	57	In this model, ethnic heterogeneity (𝐻𝐸𝑇𝑡), poverty rate (𝑃𝑂𝑉𝐶𝑡) and the under five mortality (𝑀𝑅𝑈𝑡) expected to increase crime rate with positive sign since this increases the chances to commit crime. The contributions of this study are numerous; firstly, it revealed the roles play by ethnic heterogeneity and poverty in Nigeria; secondly, it pointed the devastating effects of crime in the country which increase the cost of operation and national budget spending on security, discourage investment in the country; thirdly, it provided guide to the policy makers, investors and organisation to take the issues of deterrence and adequate investment in health as serious matter in the country; fourthly, it provided a viable document to the literature on crime studies in Nigeria; and lastly, this research served as insight to the policymakers on the need to reduce crime and poverty in the country.	cache/esutjss-38.pdf	txt/esutjss-38.txt