Analyzing the relationship between air pollution and various types of crime

Adult Male Domestic Violence Science Theft 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 5. Gender equality 11. Sustainability Humans Weather Air Pollutants Models, Statistical Q Fraud R Australia Middle Aged 16. Peace & justice Police 3. Good health Socioeconomic Factors 13. Climate action Air Pollution, Indoor Medicine Female Research Article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255653 Publication Date: 2021-08-13T17:32:42Z
ABSTRACT
Air pollution has a severe impact on human physical and mental health. When the air quality is poor enough to cause respiratory irritation, people tend to stay home and avoid any outdoor activities. In addition, air pollution may cause mental health problems (depression and anxiety) which were associated with high crime risk. Therefore, in this study, it is hypothesized that increasing air pollution level is associated with higher indoor crime rates, but negatively associated with outdoor crime rates because it restricts people’s daily outdoor activities. Three types of crimes were used for this analysis: robbery (outdoor crime), domestic violence (indoor crime), and fraud (cybercrime). The results revealed that the geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model performed best with lower AIC values. In general, in the higher population areas with more severe air pollution, local authorities should allocate more resources, extra police officers, or more training programs to help them prevent domestic violence, rather than focusing on robbery.
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