A Hunter’s Moon: the Effect of Moon Illumination on Outdoor Crime

Stolzenberg, Lisa; D’Alessio, Stewart J.; Flexon, Jamie L.

doi:10.1007/s12103-016-9351-9

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“…reported a systematic review incorporating meta-analytic techniques of the effects of improved street lighting on crime to indicate that good lighting has a positive effect on crime reduction. More intriguing was the study by Stolzenberg, D'Alessio, and Flexon (2017) who investigated the effect of moon illumination on reported crime occurring outdoors between the hours of 10 pm and 2 am in 13 US states, as well as the District of Columbia. Findings showed that moonlight had a reductive effect on outdoor crime, though no significant influence on indoor crimes and total crime.…”

Section: The Effect Of Lighting On Crime and Fearmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crime and fear in public places

Ceccato¹,

Assiago²,

Nalla³

2020

Crime and Fear in Public Places

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Crime and Fear in Public Places consists of an important tool to advance the international urban safety agenda as it provides readers with a view on the debate over safety and public places, taking a multi-disciplinary approach that takes into consideration several fields of knowledge. The cutting-edge research contained in this book incorporates different perspectives on the phenomenon of crime and fear in public places and fosters the co-production of safety, which is a basic principle contained in the Guidelines, thus contributing towards more cohesive societies and safer cities for all.Juma Assiago, Head, Safer Cities Programme, UN-HABITAT With expertise from a diverse range of disciplines, this compilation achieves a thorough investigation of how individual mobility, social and built landscapes, and policies interact and relate to crime and fear in public places. Insightful and creative, with implications to make communities safer and improve public health.

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Section: The Effect Of Lighting On Crime and Fearmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crime and fear in public places

Ceccato¹,

Assiago²,

Nalla³

2020

Crime and Fear in Public Places

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“…Farrington and Welsh (2002) reported a systematic review incorporating meta-analytic techniques of the effects of improved street lighting on crime to indicate that good lighting has a positive effect on crime reduction. More intriguing was the study by Stolzenberg, D'Alessio, and Flexon (2017) who investigated the effect of moon illumination on reported crime occurring outdoors between the hours of 10 pm and 2 am in 13 US states, as well as the District of Columbia. Findings showed that moonlight had a reductive effect on outdoor crime, though no significant influence on indoor crimes and total crime.…”

Section: The Effect Of Lighting On Crime and Fearmentioning

confidence: 99%