There are few or no study about poverty and street crimes in Malaysia. Look, nowadays the motivations of crime are very different from one to another. One robs because there is simply no more opportunity for him. Another robs because wanting to achieve higher level of socioeconomic status. Put our sight higher, why does politicians and businessmen in corruption? Definitely not because they are poor.
If the poor commits street crimes because of poverty, then the rich who are corrupted must bear the blame too because corruption takes away the opportunities meant for the poor. It is like pay back coming to haunt them the way they never thought of.
Just some of my insignificant self thought opinion.