Which statement best describes street crime versus white-collar crime?

• A. White-Collar Crime receives more media attention than Street Crime
• B. Street Crime tends to generate less financial harm than White-Collar Crime
• C. Street Crime tends to generate more media attention
• D. Street Crime is always violent

Answer: (C)

Media attention tends to follow immediacy and visibility. Street crime is typically highly visible, often happening in public, and can involve violent or sensational events that grab public attention quickly. Those characteristics drive more extensive news coverage, so street crime generally attracts more media attention than white-collar crime. White-collar crime, while it can cause substantial financial harm, usually unfolds in private settings like offices or boardrooms and involves complex financial details that aren’t as instantly sensational, so it tends to generate less ongoing media buzz. It’s also not true that street crime is always violent—many street crimes are nonviolent, such as property theft or vandalism—and white-collar crime can produce large-scale financial damage, which is a different kind of impact.