The crime rate is decreasing compared to the past due to the advance in technology as it can prevent and solve the crime.

Do you agree or disagree?

In the past few years, we have witnessed a significant decline in the number of crimes committed in the society. Many would argue that this phenomenon is attributed to the revolutionary advances in technology taking place nowadays. In my view, I completely agree that technology has greatly contributed to both preventing and solving different crime types.

Technology has significantly reduced the rate by which theft crimes are committed in shops or even houses. Nowadays, for example, every shop in a shopping mall has a security system, comprising surveillance cameras and sensors, installed. This can help in detection of any unusual activity in the surroundings as well as any strange behaviour shown by customers. Hence, technology has further helped to preserve the shops’ Items on display and additionally, deterred offenders from stealing valuable items and running away with it. Therefore, security cameras can be a very good example of how robbery offences are diminishing as a result of technology.

Similarly, in the recent times, scientific methods and devices have been successfully used in solving crimes more efficiently.  An ideal example would be the use of fingerprinting, DNA testing and lie detection technology in identifying culprits and bringing them to justice.  These technologies have definitely discouraged many criminals from committing offences. For instance, a study led by the University of Massachusetts found that US murder rates might have been three times higher today were it not for advances in communication and medical technologies.

In conclusion, I firmly believe that technology today has greatly revolutionised crime prevention and detection, which has resulted in the reduction of illegal activities in many parts of the world.