The present study examines the relationship between socioeconomic factors and smuggling
offenses in Minab City. This is a descriptive-analytical study. Desk study and field survey were used to collect
data. In the field survey, the required data was collected through questionnaires and personal interviews and
observations. The population consisted of all people over 18 years in Minab. A sample size of 383 subjects was
calculated using Cochran's formula. The collected data was analyzed quantitatively using t-test with the help
of SPSS. The findings indicated a significant relationship between employment, unemployment, poverty,
regional deprivation and education level and smuggling offenses. Higher deprivation and unemployment rate
as well as worsened poverty lead to higher smuggling offenses in the region. Many smugglers of goods were
forced to smuggle and accept suffer and danger due to economic pressures and unemployment. One of the
major consequences of smuggling is decline of social and occupational status of smugglers in the community.
The most basic strategy for eradicating smuggling, especially smuggling of goods in Minab, is eliminating
deprivation by creating job opportunities and fighting poverty.