some plausible theories: * policing is broken, investing in communities works better than destroying communities via mass incarceration and the criminalization

some plausible theories: * policing is broken, investing in communities works better than destroying communities via mass incarceration and the criminalization of existence. * trees provide shade, lowering air temperature. hot people act crazier. * being around nature (even urban nature) improves mental health, and increases peoples’ sense of well-being, making them less likely to do crimes.