The Industrial Revolution changed production of materials, wealth, population distribution and labor patterns. Farming opportunities were scarce along with the life and patterns of city people in general. The new industrial labor patterned opportunities caused a population shift from the countryside to the city side. This result created urbanization, which concentrated on factories and workers as one unit. The poor crowded into slum areas. The crime rates began to rise, but streetlights were brought in to make cities safer. The sewers helped keep cities healthier. Transportation was friendlier due to the trolley lines. This also helped people who lived far from their jobs. The result from changing within farming, growth within population,