Does An Increase in Temperature Correlate with An Increase in Certain Crime Activity in Vancouver?.
Abstract.
The project involves discovering how temperature affects crime activity in Vancouver. This has been done by collecting and analyzing data on average monthly temperature and the number of cases of four selected crimes in Vancouver, which are sexual offences, robbery, theft of motor vehicle (theft of MV) as well as breaking and entering (B&E). Based on an analysis of 2014 monthly data from Vancouver, this project finds that four selected crime activities are likely to be impacted by the temperature changing. According to data examination, positive relationships have been found between temperature and a number of cases of sexual offences, robbery, and theft of a motor vehicle; a negative relationship came up between temperatures and a number of cases of breaking and entering. Overall, results indicate that there is no significant correlation between an increase in temperature and certain criminal activities. The findings may be useful to alert people to be cautious of surroundings at all times. .
Introduction.
A soldier was shot and killed at the Canadian National War Memorial in Ottawa in October 2014, which attracted people's attention, raising concerns about crime rates. Crime is a major part of society and has impacts on individuals, the community, and the economy. Analyzing factors that affect crime rate is important and necessary. .
The relationships between monthly violent crimes and environmental factors followed by monthly and seasonal cycles, weather, population, and unemployment for the city in 1987 (Parry and Simpson 1987). .
In warmer weather, like summer, it might be best not to leave your windows open. Scientists have found that humans trend to be more violent at higher temperatures: for example, there are generally more homicides in cities in summer than at other times of year (Cohn 1990).