Does crime fall when it snows?
It's always been the thought that crime drops as snow falls.
But take a look at Justin Fenton's story today and you might think othewise. Bottom line is, it's hard to say. Police say they respond to relatively more domestic disputes in snowstorms, but the total number of calls last weekend actually dropped in relation to calls from previous weekends. And people still kill each other and drugs dealers (at least the dedicated ones) still have customers. Two people were killed in this past weekend's storm -- one was a domestic, the other a bar fight. Four people were killed during December's 20-inch snow event.
Sgt. Bob Jagoe, who runs the Regional Auto Theft Task Force, reminds everyone NOT to leave their car running while they shovel or run inside the house. In the snow, he said four-wheel drive SUVs are disappearing.
"I think people sometimes think when it snows, everybody's in it together, we're all in this mess, and who would think of committing crime on such a beautiful day," Jagoe told Justin. "But it only takes a minute, and a running car is a perfect way to make a quick getaway."
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Who knows, you provide NO sources. We can not verify.
Let's get this straight. There is no correlation between weather and crime (stated on J.F.'s twitter). So you are saying Winter months have just as high of crime as warm months?
How can an average citizen verify this? Since most of us presume that the warmer months equals more crime.
"NO sources?" The story cites Lt. Vernell Shaheed of the family crimes unit, former narcotics Detective Donny Moses, Central District Major Dennis Smith, family violence Prosecutor Julie Drake, auto theft task force member Sgt. Bob Jagoe, city Comstat data, homicide charts by month, a study by professor Ellen G. Cohn, a New York Times article, and two studies from 80s on domestic violence and crime. Please read the article before commenting. Thanks.
Posted by: Dunn | February 9, 2010 12:59 PM