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More Light = More Crime?
The city of Chigago released this report citing the effect of night time illumination vs crime.
After massively increasing outdoor lighting...
"...there was a 21 percent increase in reported evening incidents that occurred in alleys (428 to 519). When daytime offenses were analyzed, a 7 percent decrease was observed."
"These findings indicate that, during the study period, there did not appear to be a suppression effect on crime as a result of increased alley lighting. In fact, it appears that with the increased lighting came an increase in the number of crimes reported to the Chicago Police Department."
Motion sensors and sensible lighting levels are safer and cheaper. Excessive lighting has no real advantage, but does have real consquences. Read up on light pollution and join the Light Pollution Group!
More Light = More Crime?
The city of Chigago released this report citing the effect of night time illumination vs crime.
After massively increasing outdoor lighting...
"...there was a 21 percent increase in reported evening incidents that occurred in alleys (428 to 519). When daytime offenses were analyzed, a 7 percent decrease was observed."
"These findings indicate that, during the study period, there did not appear to be a suppression effect on crime as a result of increased alley lighting. In fact, it appears that with the increased lighting came an increase in the number of crimes reported to the Chicago Police Department."
Motion sensors and sensible lighting levels are safer and cheaper. Excessive lighting has no real advantage, but does have real consquences. Read up on light pollution and join the Light Pollution Group!