EDWIN KAMUGISHA2024-10-212024-10-212024-09-05https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/1953The study's goal was to investigate the causes and effects of the high crime rate in the Isingiro district. The study's goals included assessing the factors that contribute to the crime rate and its causes, examining the effects of crime rates, and proposing strategies to lower the crime rates. The study employed the use of a cross-sectional research design which involved the use of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The sample totaled over 35 individuals, including unemployed youth, police officers, division political leaders, the local council members. These were deliberately and randomly selected. Information was gathered via questionnaires and interview guides. Thematic content analysis was used to examine the qualitative data, and SPSS was used for statistical analysis. According to study findings, the main causes of the crime rate are unemployment, greed, and illiteracy amongst the youth. It also demonstrated that youth unemployment leads to poverty, which later encourages criminal activity as a means of income, that high unemployment rates are "push factors" for young people to join gangs and commit robberies or participate in political violence, that the lack of options for legal employment forces youth to engage in illegal activities, and that youth inaction, contributes to an increase in violent crimes. These are the key conclusions. In the end, it was determined that education, the introduction of welfare benefits specifically for unemployed youth, the participation of unemployed youth in entrepreneurial training and skills development, and the government's commitment to combating crime by launching programs like putting strict laws and punishment against crime, increase on the security in the area, improve on the communication between the police and the community members to report crime are the main ways to reduce crime and wrongdoings in Isingiro District. However, it can be inferred from the study's results that there is an increased crime in Isingiro district.en