Trujillo, JC and Howley, P orcid.org/0000-0002-3385-629X (2021) The Effect of Weather on Crime in a Torrid Urban Zone. Environment and Behavior, 53 (1). pp. 69-90. ISSN 0013-9165
Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between weather and crime in Barranquilla, Colombia, a city in the Torrid Zone, which in contrast to more commonly studied temperate zones is hot and humid year-round. Our analysis is based on daily variations in four weather variables (temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, and wind speed) and two indicators of criminal activity, namely, homicides and interpersonal violence. To help identify statistical links, we add controls for temporal variables. Using count data models in the estimations, we do not find any statistically significant relationship between weather patterns and homicides. However, we find that weather can be an important predictor of interpersonal violence in this area. These findings draw attention to the importance of considering weather factors when designing a long-run urban security policy in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2019. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Environment and Behavior. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | crime-related (fear, defensible space, incivilities), violence, climate change/weather, behavior change, extreme environments, content areas |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Economics Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2019 13:27 |
Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2022 10:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0013916519878213 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150265 |