The Influence of Interannual Climate Variability on Regional Violent Crime Rates in the United States.

ABSTRACT: While the impact of climate on regional geopolitical stability and large-scale conflict has garnered increased visibility in recent years, the effects of climate variability on interpersonal violent crime have received only limited scientific attention. Though earlier studies have established a modest correlation between temperature and violent crime, the underlying seasonality in both variables was often not controlled for and spatial heterogeneity of the statistical relationships has largely been overlooked. Here a method of spatial aggregation is applied to the United States, enabling a systematic investigation into the observed relationships between large-scale climate variability and regionally aggregated crime rates. This novel approach allows for differentiation between the effects

SUBMITTER: Harp RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7007136 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature