A nationwide time-series analysis for short-term effects of ambient temperature on violent crime in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Psychological theories on heat-aggression relationship have existed for decades and recent models suggest climate change will increase violence through varying pathways. Although observational studies have examined the impact of temperature on violent crime, the evidence for associations is primarily limited to coarse temporal resolution of weather and crime (e.g., yearly/monthly) and results from a few Western communities, warranting studies based on higher temporal resolution data of modern systemic crime statistics for various regions. This observational study examined short-term temperature impacts on violent crime using national crime data for the warm months (Jun.-Sep.) across South Korea (2016-2020). Distributed lag non-linear models assessed relative risks (RRs) of daily violent cr

SUBMITTER: Heo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature