The rate of youth crime is rising in many countries. Causes and Solutions. The rate of youth crime is rising in many countries. What are the causes of this trend? Suggest some solutions. ----------------- The crime rate is rising in some countries, especially many adolescent and young people involved in it. There are many reasons cause this problem that alarms us to pay more attention to it. Firstly, young people watch TV or browse Internet more and more early. They could learn lots of things from them, including all kinds of bloody and violent movies or video games, which take really bad influence. Secondly, whatever dad or mum, they all need to work, it causes that they don’t have enough time to care about their children. Finally, young people could get a gun or drug easier than before, which also increases the proportion of criminals. However, I believe we still have many methods to control this situation. For one, we should consciously reduce the time of using computer or watching TV. We could prepare more interesting activities for teenagers, arousing their interest to discover the mysterious world. For another, parents need to spend more time to take care of their kids, contacting with school regularly. Not only cater foods to kids, but also care about their mental health. A complete and happy family is very important to a teenager. On the social side, parents could encourage their kids making more friends, joining more valuable school activities. Finally, doing more exercise and playing some sports are good ways to build confident and responsibility. In conclusion, young people are the hope of a country. If we could create a better environment to them, it naturally reduces the rate of crime.