Shaw and McKay's model demonstrated that the prevalence and frequency of various social ills tend to overlap with higher delinquency rates.

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Shaw and McKay's model of social disorganization theory argued that areas with high social disorganization, characterized by low economic status, high population turnover, and ethnic and cultural heterogeneity, are more likely to experience a range of social ills, such as poverty, unemployment, family dissolution, and crime. Their research showed that delinquency rates tend to be higher in these areas and that delinquency is a shared outcome of social disorganization. Therefore, it is true that the prevalence and frequency of various social ills tend to overlap with higher delinquency rates.

Shaw and McKay's Model Demonstrated That the Prevalence and Frequency