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Analyzing the relationship between air pollution and various types of crime.
- Source :
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PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Aug 13; Vol. 16 (8), pp. e0255653. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 13 (Print Publication: 2021). - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Air pollution has a severe impact on human physical and mental health. When the air quality is poor enough to cause respiratory irritation, people tend to stay home and avoid any outdoor activities. In addition, air pollution may cause mental health problems (depression and anxiety) which were associated with high crime risk. Therefore, in this study, it is hypothesized that increasing air pollution level is associated with higher indoor crime rates, but negatively associated with outdoor crime rates because it restricts people's daily outdoor activities. Three types of crimes were used for this analysis: robbery (outdoor crime), domestic violence (indoor crime), and fraud (cybercrime). The results revealed that the geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model performed best with lower AIC values. In general, in the higher population areas with more severe air pollution, local authorities should allocate more resources, extra police officers, or more training programs to help them prevent domestic violence, rather than focusing on robbery.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Air Pollutants analysis
Air Pollution, Indoor analysis
Australia
Domestic Violence prevention & control
Female
Fraud prevention & control
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Statistical
Police
Socioeconomic Factors
Theft prevention & control
Weather
Air Pollutants adverse effects
Air Pollution, Indoor adverse effects
Domestic Violence statistics & numerical data
Fraud statistics & numerical data
Theft statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1932-6203
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34388188
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255653