EFFECT OF CRIME ON RURAL FAMILY LIVELIHOOD IN OGBOMOSO AGRICULTURAL ZONE, OYO STATE

Adebimpe, A.T and Obaniyi, K.S and Okunade, E.O and Adewale, J.G. and Ajala, A.O and Owolabi, A.O EFFECT OF CRIME ON RURAL FAMILY LIVELIHOOD IN OGBOMOSO AGRICULTURAL ZONE, OYO STATE. Rural Sociological Association Conference Proceedings, 54 (7). pp. 120-124.

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Abstract

The cost of rural crime is at its highest since return to democracy in Nigeria. However, the picture is not quite the same in every part of the rural areas. This study was, therefore conducted to find out the effects of crimes in rural family livelihoods in Ogbomoso Agricultural zone of Oyo State. In conducting this study, 90 rural families were selected from the zone through a multistage sampling procedure. Data were analyzed using both descriptive (frequency count, percentage and mean) and inferential (Pearson Product Moment Correlation) statistics using SPSS version 22. The result showed that prevalence crimes include: stealing /theft of all forms, invasion of farm by herdsmen, barn breaking, illegal hunting and arson/bush burning. The study also found out that crime posed major effects on rural family livelihoods which included loss of stored products, loss of resources, loss of soil fertility, loss of yield of crop, crop destruction and loss of work time. The frequency of occurrence of various crime was found to be positive and significantly related to the effects of crime on rural family livelihoods. The outcome of this study revealed that the effects of crime were massive on rural family livelihoods. The study recommended an urgent need to implement security framework at farm level to curtail the menace of crime/criminality in order to enhance rural family livelihoods.

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