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The crime levels in metropolitan areas can vary significantly by the neighbourhood though, and some cities have very low levels of crime. I’m not suggesting po

by kypro 5y ago

The crime levels in metropolitan areas can vary significantly by the neighbourhood though, and some cities have very low levels of crime. I’m not suggesting pollution doesn’t have any correlation to crime (it probably does) but it doesn’t seem to be one of the more significant factors if you wanted to try to explain why some neighbours / populations commit more crime.

bjourne 5y ago
But air pollution's impact on cognition is a well-studied topic. See e.g: https://www.pnas.org/content/115/37/9193 https://www.pnas.org/content/115/37/9193, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197018620300991 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019701862..., and especially https://jech.bmj.com/content/64/3/223.short https://jech.bmj.com/content/64/3/223.short: "Although results were not statistically significant, the associations found between exposure to NO2 and cognitive functions suggest that traffic-related air pollution may have an adverse effect on neurodevelopment, especially early in life, even at low exposure levels." In other words, air pollution makes you dumb and being male and dumb makes you more prone to commit crime. I find no reason not to believe that this may be a significant factor.