1. WEATHER AND CRIME

2. WEATHER AND CRIME
Weather and crime was not seriously studied until the 1960s when a series of riots erupted
Since then, researchers have been trying to understand why it is that people tend to commit more crimes in the warmer summer months as opposed to the colder months.

3. WEATHER AND VIOLENT CRIMES
Many studies have found that increasing temperature have a large increase on violent crimes.
Violent crimes tend to peak in the summer months and dip during the winter.
It is shown that family abuse is heightened in the summer as well.

4. CHIGAGO WEATHER AND CRIME
2010

5. CHIGAGO WEATHER AND CRIME
2011

6. CHIGAGO WEATHER AND CRIME
As you can see in the previous two graphs, violent crime rates were higher in the summer months.
In 2011 however, crime rates are lower in the beginning and then spike in July.
This is because the temperatures were either cooler than 80 degrees or hotter than 90 degrees that year.
Found by looking at the weather almanac

7. WEATHER AND NON-VIOLENT CRIMES
No link between weather and non-violent crimes has been seen.
However, those who are homeless have confessed to committing low scale crimes to be able to have a warm bed and food in the wintertime.
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8. WEATHER AND CRIME IN THE NEWS
Here is a short clip from a news report on weather and crime

9. References
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