Temperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heat is known to affect many health outcomes, but more evidence is needed on the impact of rising temperatures on crime and/or violence.

Objectives

We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis regarding the influence of hot temperatures on crime and/or violence.

Methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we evaluated the relationship between increase in temperature and crime and/or violence for studies across the world and generated overall estimates. We searched MEDLINE and Web of Science for articles from the available database start year (1946 and 1891, respectively) to 6 November 2023 and manually reviewed reference lists of identified articles. Two investigators independently reviewed the abstracts and full-text articles to identify an

SUBMITTER: Choi HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11477092 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature