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Street lighting at night was introduced because it greatly reduced crime in urban areas. I wonder if this initiative will come at the cost of increased crime in

Street lighting at night was introduced because it greatly reduced crime in urban areas. I wonder if this initiative will come at the cost of increased crime in some areas.

Nursie 4y ago
I hear very conflicting things on this depending on the motives of who is explaining it, is there much solid research? It certainly feels right - that lighting would cut down on violent or acquisitive crime, but is it measurable?
- HPsquared 4y ago
  It also seems that it would reduce the fear of crime, which in most cases is more significant to people (causes them more discomfort / trouble) than crime itself.
brainzap 4y ago
there are study going both ways
- krzyk 4y ago
  But a feeling of going in a city without a trace of light is quite frightening. Or actually any area without a light.
throw0101a 4y ago
> I wonder if this initiative will come at the cost of increased crime in some areas. You can still have street lighting, but the design of is such that light is directed down towards the ground where it is useful: * https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=683 https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=683 If you take directly below the lamp to be 0˚ (nadir), then there should be absolutely no light going above the horizontal (90˚), and the lamp should keep the majority of the light at 45˚, with any spill being container to <65˚ (cutoff angle). * https://www.landscapeforms.com/enlighten/pages/2-1/BUG-Rating-Article.aspx https://www.landscapeforms.com/enlighten/pages/2-1/BUG-Ratin...