Youth Unemployment and Crime in Bosaso City, Somalia

ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of youth unemployment on crime in Bosaso city, Somalia. It was guided by three objectives that is to say; analyzing the causes of youth unemployment. examining the nature of crime committed by youths and examining how youth’s unemployment leads to crime in Bosaso Somalia. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design that allows analysis of both quantitative and qualitative. The study was carried out on the youths living in Bosaso where a sample of 109 respondents was selected using simple random sampling technique. The findings showed that the rate of youth un employment is high in Bosaso and this is due to a number of reasons such as lack of education, lack of experience, political instabilities, limited jobs among others. The study also showed that because of un employment, youths have engaged in a number of crimes including, terrorism, robbery, kidnapping, drug abuse, domestic violence among others. The study revealed a strong, significant and positive correlation between gender and the level of unemployment among youths (r.824**, p

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APA

Research, S. (2022). Youth Unemployment and Crime in Bosaso City, Somalia. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/youth-unemployment-and-crime-in-bosaso-city-somalia

MLA 8th

Research, SSA "Youth Unemployment and Crime in Bosaso City, Somalia" Afribary. Afribary, 08 Sep. 2022, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/youth-unemployment-and-crime-in-bosaso-city-somalia. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

Research, SSA . "Youth Unemployment and Crime in Bosaso City, Somalia". Afribary, Afribary, 08 Sep. 2022. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/youth-unemployment-and-crime-in-bosaso-city-somalia >.

Chicago

Research, SSA . "Youth Unemployment and Crime in Bosaso City, Somalia" Afribary (2022). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/youth-unemployment-and-crime-in-bosaso-city-somalia