Crime is in the air: the contemporaneous relationship between air pollution and crime
Working paper by Malvina Bondy, Sefi Roth, Lutz Sager on 26 Apr 2018
Using data for London, this research finds that elevated levels of air pollution have a positive and statistically significant impact on overall crime – and therefore that improving air quality in urban areas through tighter environmental policy may provide a cost-effective way to reduce crime. read more »