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For context, a woman was kidnapped off the street and murdered fairly early in the evening in an area that's considered pretty quiet and safe in London recently
by dkdbejwi383 6y ago
For context, a woman was kidnapped off the street and murdered fairly early in the evening in an area that's considered pretty quiet and safe in London recently.
- c7DJTLrn 6y agoI don't see the relevance. Criminals aren't cave bats - they're not going to reconsider an act because there's a street light. They'll just move on to another opportunity or do it anyway. I echo globular-toast's complaints because I have a bright LED street lamp right outside my window which prevents me from sleeping unless I close my curtains, meaning I can't wake up to natural light in the morning. Street lighting is excessive and unnecessary and unless there's a study that says otherwise, I doubt it has any impact on crime.
- dkdbejwi383 6y agoAccording to the ONS, more violent crimes happen at night than during the day, so lighting does have a measurable effect on crime.
- c7DJTLrn 6y agoThe conclusion that lighting itself is causing that effect cannot be drawn from that information. There could be a number of other factors for why violent crimes happen at night.
- dan-robertson 6y agoThe relevance is that it is politically difficult, especially currently, to not want street lighting. Evidence isn’t so relevant and arguably the psychological benefits to the citizenry are worth the costs.
- Veen 6y agoIs there any reason to think different lighting would have prevented Sarah Everard's murder?