Fotios, S.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-7641, Robbins, C.J. orcid.org/0000-0002-6076-5983 and Farrall, S. (2021) The effect of lighting on crime counts. Energies, 14 (14). 4099.
Abstract
The influence of lighting on crime was investigated by considering the effect of ambient light level on crimes recorded in three US cities for the ten-year period 2010 to 2019. Crime counts were compared for similar times of day, before and after the biannual clock change, therefore employing an abrupt change of light level but without an obvious intervention such as improving road lighting in an area. The results suggest a significant increase in robbery during darkness, confirming previous studies. The results also suggest darkness leads to an increase in arson and curfew loitering offenses, and to a decrease in disorderly conduct, family offences (non-violent) and prostitution. Future research investigating the effectiveness of improved street lighting should consider that this may not be beneficial for all types of crime.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | lighting; crime; robbery |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Engineering and Physical Science Research Council EP/S004009/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2021 06:17 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2021 06:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/en14144099 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:176452 |
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