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Climate Change Might Lead to More Murders

posted by janrinok on Saturday March 01 2014, @11:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the stabbed-in-the-back dept.

nobbis writes:

"Crime rates could be affected by climate change, according to economist Matthew Ranson quoted in a New Scientist article. Criminologists note that warm days see more offences, and Ranson used FBI crime data along with weather records to estimate the potential impact of increased temperatures on crime figures. His model estimates a rise in crime rates of between 0.5 and 3.1 percent if the world warms by 2.8 degrees by 2100. This would equate to an extra 22,000 murders in the US by that time.

Other researches think offending rates will fall when it is simply to hot to go out."

 
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  • (Score: 1) by tftp on Sunday March 02 2014, @12:19AM

    by tftp (806) on Sunday March 02 2014, @12:19AM (#9392) Homepage

    In very warm climes, people spend quite a lot more time outside then do those in, say, Newfoundland in the winter.

    That would be true if you argued being in a crowd vs. being alone. However in your example in both cases you'd be in a crowd. In one case you'd be outdoors, and in the other case you'd be indoors (in a bar, for example.) Plenty of murders occur indoors.

  • (Score: 0) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday March 02 2014, @12:25AM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) on Sunday March 02 2014, @12:25AM (#9396) Homepage

    quite commonly gunshot victims are those who purchased a handgun for their own protection, only to be murdered by their own gun, but one of their own friends or family members.

    This is not well understood the the second amendment enthusiasts.

    I actually strongly support the right to bear arms. That's why I have a degree in Physics.

    That is, if you catch my drift [wikipedia.org].

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    • (Score: 4, Funny) by maxwell demon on Sunday March 02 2014, @05:24AM

      by maxwell demon (1608) on Sunday March 02 2014, @05:24AM (#9477)

      I actually strongly support the right to bear arms. That's why I have a degree in Physics.

      Wouldn't biology be more appropriate for the study of bear arms? :-)

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