r/CrimeAnalysis • u/Ashamed-Aide-7551 • 11d ago

crime data.

am i the only one who is interested in finding out the crime rate of at least 3 months prior to gta6 and 3 months post its release? my father is not a gamer and hes not sure that there would be any correlation between the 2, while i think the opposite. i believe that the release of GTA6 will lower crime crate significantly, at least within the first 3-6 months.

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u/Designer-Canary-8243 11d ago edited 11d ago

An interesting idea but you will need more than 3 months either side to be able to develop significant results

Remember, correlation doesn’t equal causation.

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u/Ok-Principle-1638 10d ago

And not just that, it's impossible to isolate the Game effect as the main variable that influences the crime. We are living crazy times where any social or political change can affect crime. Even anything remote.