Lead Poisoning From Gasoline Caused America’s Crime Wave, Not ‘Superpredators’
A comprehensive analysis of nine countries reveals that childhood lead exposure from leaded gasoline drove the violent crime surge of the 1970s-1990s, explaining 30% of the U.S. crime decline. While policymakers blamed 'moral poverty' and imprisoned millions in a catastrophic misdiagnosis, the real cause was environmental poisoning that damaged developing brains. Key Facts 8 million …