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Crime and Weather is Singapore

NCJ Number
96442
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Dated: (Winter) Pages: 209-220
Author(s)
J E Pakiam; J Lim
Date Published
1984
Length
12 pages
Annotation
The monthly totals of armed robbery, sexual offenses, theft outside dwelling, theft of motor vehicles, theft of bicycles, theft in dwelling, and housebreaking were statistically tested against temperature, effective temperature, and Webb's index of comfort and rainfall.
Abstract
The analysis showed that crimes against the person are generally positively correlated with temperature and discomfort, a result in agreement with the situation in temperate countries. The relationship between the selected weather parameters and the various crimes against property varies from crime to crime. (Publisher abstract)

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