Nineteenth-century London is famous for being the birthplace of the industrial revolution. But that's not all that the Victorians are famous for, they are also known for their high crime rate and for being the home of several infamous serial killers, such as Jack the Ripper. London was also overpopulated, which some say could be the cause of the high crime rate. Although urbanization had an effect on crime, an incompetent police force and media that glorified crime also contributed to the high crime rate. Before the Industrial Revolution, most of the British population lived and worked on farms, but skilled workers and artisans were a major source of crime. part of the British economy (Hammer). The country was particularly wealthy thanks to its vast market economy. Before the industrial boom, products were made at home by hand or with small, non-advanced machines (History.com Staff). This method was too slow for the growing market. This led to inventions like the Spinning Jenny to speed up production and satisfy buyers. The Spinning Jenny was just the beginning of technological progress, but there can't be an industrial revolution without something to fuel it (Hammer). Coal was ideal because London had an abundance of resources, thanks to colonial advantages, and because coal provided more energy than wood. While these advances would be considered beneficial to most, there were also many downsides ("Why the Industrial Revolution Happened in Britain"). The most well-known repercussion of the industrial revolution was child labor, but there were other consequences as well. Some were not directly caused by industrialization, such as prostitution, others were a direct consequence, such as pollution. The high demand... half of the document... evision Networks, January 14, 2013. Web. April 30, 2014. .Martello, Robert. "Industrial Revolution". . Encyclopedia of science, technology and ethics. , January 1, 2005. Web. April 1, 2014. .O'Neill, Gilda. The good old days: crime, murder and mayhem in Victorian London. New York, New York: Viking, 2006. Print."Why the Industrial Revolution Happened in Britain." BBC News. BBC, 14 January 2013. Web. 30 April. 2014. .