Mayor Adams Takes A MAJOR Stand Against Gun Violence in NYC at the Met Gala (New York: crime, how much)
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Does summer weather trigger more violence? And if so, why?
It's a commonly held belief. I'm not sociologist/criminologist, but many in those fields (however you may feel about those fields) have data that indicates that there is a positive correlation between an increase in temperature and an increase in crime.
Why?
1) More people outside- More chances for interactions that lead to incidents (e.g. more people out, more opportunities for muggings to occur)
2) Heat- When it's very hot out, it can make people reactive, impulsive, and irritable
3) Summer Vacation For School kids -This one isn't a commonly held belief about why it happens, but my own hypothesis that having so many teenagers off from school gives them a chance to roam around and get into trouble. This is especially true for teens in low-income areas that are prone to crime and gang activity.
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