The research used data from the early 1950's to the early 1980's and considered both total crimes and specific types of crimes. Results showed a similar and increasing trend in both indicators of affluence and rates of property crimes. Unemployment and fraud also appeared to be related. Fraud rose one year after unemployment declined, suggesting increased fraud in the workplace. Fraud also rose three years after unemployment rose, suggesting that the chronically unemployed resorted to fraud. The German data also suggested a positive relationship between crime and imprisonment for the serious crimes of homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, and fraud, while imprisonment was negatively correlated with the minor crimes of burglary and larceny. Data from West Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, and California also suggested that imprisonment had neither criminogenic nor deterrence effects. Findings provide little guidance for further policy development. Tables, figures, and appended discussion of explanatory models.