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There’s a strong negative correlation between latitude and crime. One hypothesis is that people further away from the equator spend more time inside annually, a
by afpx 9y ago
There’s a strong negative correlation between latitude and crime. One hypothesis is that people further away from the equator spend more time inside annually, and thus have less opportunity for crime.
- 0xfeba 9y agoAlso, southern states are way more likely to be poorer and have poorer populations.
- CthulhuCoin 9y agoVT and NH are on the same latitude and the delta is pretty significant at .5
- sulam 9y agoAlaska is next to South Carolina. DC tops the list. Both of these are relatively small populations, but then you have Michigan and Indiana above New Mexico. If there's a correlation there, it doesn't seem obviously strong.
- afpx 9y agoSorry, I wasn’t clear - the correlation is from calculations at the census tract level, not the data linked. I did the analysis years ago.
- bluedino 9y agoChicago? Flint? Detroit?
- lostlogin 9y agoYou get a good idea of this by comparing winter and summer stats for the same location. Hot, humid weather causes more crime. This linked adds a new dimension - climate change with warmer temperatures would appear to come with an increased death toll due to crime. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0095069613001289 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009506961...