A recent study said that the rise of violent crime in the United States could be due to the ownership and spread of iPods.

Experts from the Urban Institute gathered data that implied the rise of violent crime, as compared to vehicular and house-related crimes, rose at the same time as the availability of the iPod.

Noting that the iPod entered the market from 2004-2006, the scientists have identified that during 2005 and 2006, there was a 6 percent decrease in theft, 5 percent in auto theft, and a 0.3 percent increase in burglary. However, robbery rose by 9 percent.

Analyzing the ages of robbers, 2005 showed an 11.4 percent increase in under-18 robbers, and only 1.1 percent for adults – a trend that the study pointed out as a reversal of the primarily-decreasing juvenile crime.

Also, according to a study copy provided by Urban.org, the robbery rise coincided with the time of the iPod sales. An increase of 3.9 percent in robberies occurred in 2005, when the iPod sold 32 million units. The following year, a 6 percent increase in robberies occurred, during the time when the iPod had sold 46.6 million units.

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