26CornerBlitz Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 NFL Players Have Lower Total Crime Rate Than General Population A 24-hour news cycle, viral videos and tweets about football players' run-ins with the law can make it seem like criminal activity is an epidemic in the National Football League.But a new UT Dallas study refutes that impression. The research found that the overall arrest rate for the general population was nearly twice as high as the rate for NFL players from 2000 to 2013.
Corp000085 Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 NFL Players Have Lower Total Crime Rate Than General Population Interesting study. Maybe the "fall guy" in the general population is skewing the data... Quick fact: 57.235% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 Interesting study. Maybe the "fall guy" in the general population is skewing the data... Quick fact: 57.235% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
justnzane Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 NFL Players Have Lower Total Crime Rate Than General Population The thing that is misleading is the income of the players. If you compared the NFL players to people making $500k +, I'd assume that the players would have a higher crime rate than that population.
truth on hold Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Maybe Goodell should start suspending the non-football population
26CornerBlitz Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) The thing that is misleading is the income of the players. If you compared the NFL players to people making $500k +, I'd assume that the players would have a higher crime rate than that population. Why would any study use your arbitrary $500K figure? How many players make $500K with most careers being very short and how many people in the general population make $500K? Edited August 26, 2015 by 26CornerBlitz
Andrew Son Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 The thing that is misleading is the income of the players. If you compared the NFL players to people making $500k +, I'd assume that the players would have a higher crime rate than that population. Exactly what I was going to say. Have to factor in the economic situation
ALF Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 The thing that is misleading is the income of the players. If you compared the NFL players to people making $500k +, I'd assume that the players would have a higher crime rate than that population. very good point
aristocrat Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Exactly what I was going to say. Have to factor in the economic situation Money doesn't solve your problems or make you a different person...it makes you more of the person you were before.
NoSaint Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Why would any study use your arbitrary $500K figure? How many players make $500K with most careers being very short and how many people in the general population make $500K? isnt his arbitrary number simply a rough comp to the minimum nfl salary..... it may not be precise, but i think he makes a point thats relevant.
Andrew Son Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Money doesn't solve your problems or make you a different person...it makes you more of the person you were before. So if everyone in this country had all of the economic resources they needed- we would still have the same crime rate?
26CornerBlitz Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 isnt his arbitrary number simply a rough comp to the minimum nfl salary..... it may not be precise, but i think he makes a point thats relevant. I believe the minimum salary is $400K plus. But so what. Either you engage in criminal behavior or you don't.
GG Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 The thing that is misleading is the income of the players. If you compared the NFL players to people making $500k +, I'd assume that the players would have a higher crime rate than that population. I think that the access to money, various agents and advisors could be the reason that the arrest rate is lower for the NFL players. A more valid study would be to compare the arrest rate of players to the overall population as the players mature. My guess is that the arrest rate declines over the playing career as the players get wiser and lose bad habits. In any event, the headline is misleading & entire study may be missing a few key variables that may be important for the conclusion. The headline trumpets crime statistics, while the study focused on arrests. We don't know how many NFL players were never arrested for a crime that a regular Joe would be locked up for.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) So if everyone in this country had all of the economic resources they needed- we would still have the same crime rate? What about white collar crime among the higher socioeconomic class? There sure as hell is plenty of that. Edited August 26, 2015 by 26CornerBlitz
Andrew Son Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 What about white collar crime among the higher social economic class? There sure as hell is plenty of that. Probably not as much as you think, it makes the news though
Corp000085 Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 The thing that is misleading is the income of the players. If you compared the NFL players to people making $500k +, I'd assume that the players would have a higher crime rate than that population. Nah... The study was conducted vs the general population. Based on the GENERAL POPULATION, players' crime rate is lower. However, a second study of high income vs general population vs nfl player crime rates would be a good follow up study.
Pete Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 NFL Players Have Lower Total Crime Rate Than General Population Very interesting. So is this- It also holds true in states with large populations of illegal residents. A 2008report by the Public Policy Institute of California found that immigrants are underrepresented in the prison system. “The incarceration rate for foreign-born adults is 297 per 100,000 in the population, compared [with] 813 per 100,000 for U.S.-born adults,” the study concludes. “The foreign-born, who make up roughly 35% of California’s adult population, constitute 17% of the state prison population.” http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mythical-connection-between-immigrants-and-crime-1436916798 The media loves to divide, exagerate, and try and scare people(shark attacks, terrorism, etc)
rafter Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 I believe the minimum salary is $400K plus. But so what. Either you engage in criminal behavior or you don't. That's not true at all. Crablegs aside, NFL players don't have to worry where their next meal is coming from. Desperation can lead some to crime.
Malazan Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 I believe the minimum salary is $400K plus. But so what. Either you engage in criminal behavior or you don't. Currently, a rookie has a minimum of $435,000. If they have been in the league for 1 year then it is $510,000. It's pretty naive to think that money has no impact on incarceration or even arrests.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Currently, a rookie has a minimum of $435,000. If they have been in the league for 1 year then it is $510,000. It's pretty naive to think that money has no impact on incarceration or even arrests. Sure it does along with many other factors that play a role. Edited August 26, 2015 by 26CornerBlitz
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