| Topic: | "Good street lighting has always been recognised as necessary for public safety" | |
| Posted by: | Christopher Gillie | |
| Date/Time: | 08/08/18 16:09:00 |
| Research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health based on 14 years of data from 62 local authorities across England and Wales found there was no evidence of any link between reduced street lighting and increased crime or traffic accidents. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jul/29/turning-off-street-lights-does-not-lead-to-more-or-accidents-study https://jech.bmj.com/content/69/11/1118 I am sure that there are studies that show the opposite as well, but I am not sure it is as cut and dried an assertion as you seem to believe. |