The Effect of Temperature on Crime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8401569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Field (0000-0001-6969-3763, Home Office, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 340-351 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a048222 |
| OpenAlex | W2274037581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 55 |
| References cited | 9 |
An analysis of annual, quarterly, and monthly data for recorded crime in England and Wales yielded strong evidence that temperature has a positive effect on most types of property and violent crime. The effect was independent of seasonal variation. No relationship between crime and rainfall or hours of sunshine emerged in the study. The main explanation advanced is that in England and Wales higher temperatures cause people to spend more time outside the home. Time spent outside the home, in line with routine activity explanations for crime, has been shown to increase the risk of criminal victimization for most types of crime. The results suggest that temperature is one of the main factors to be taken into account when explaining quarter-to-quarter and month-to-month variations in recorded crime
Criminology · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Property crime · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Sociology · Violent crime · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Demography · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
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| Unique citing works | 55 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,77 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2026 (32) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 51 |