As for statistics, people with little to no income are also "overrepresented" in crime. Who would have guessed.
>Antalet fall av dödligt våld uppvisar relativt stora upp- och nedgångar mellan olika år och har den senaste tioårsperioden fluktuerat mellan 68 och 107 fall årligen.
>I ett längre perspektiv uppvisar det dödliga våldet en nedåtgående utveckling.
Source: http://www.bra.se/bra/brott--statistik/mord-och-drap.html
Sorry for the Swedish but basically: Long term the deadly violence has had a downwards trend.
Where are your statistics that they are rising?
- The number of homicides (all kinds) in Sweden 2012 was 68. That is an all time low. - The average over the past 20 years is around 95 homicides per year (and declining) - Adding to that is that the Swedish population has risen with 10.5% the last 20 years (8.7M to 9.6M), meaning the per-capita crime rate has dropped even more - Especially noteworthy is the drop in homicides of children under 15
I would not say theft has an uncontroversial definition, at least not nearly as uncontroversial as homicide...