When population growth was high and HDI was low there was a high rate of deforestation, but when HDI was high, rate of deforestation was low, despite high population growth. The correlation among variables was significant for the 1990s but not for the 1980s.
The draw back would be that many crimes would go unpunished. Some victims could be to scared, some would prefer to forget about the crime and focus on other things in their lives.
