Study: Video games reduce U.S. crime rate

Video games have been blamed for a lot of bad things, but new research from a trio of institutions indicates that crime isn’t one of them.

Research from the Centre for European Economic Research (also known as ZEW), Baylor University and the University of Texas at Arlington showed games reduce the number of criminal incidents by keeping potential assailants, thieves and other ne’er-do-wells occupied.

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