Is it true that crime goes up during the winter months?
955115
I would say, yes, as it gets darker earlier so more cover for ilegal activity whether it be burglary or mugging or any other crime. And for the same reason that some have posted about people being up later in summer I would sugest this being a reason for criminal activity to fall. too many people around to make crime undetected. In winter people will be more likely to be off the streets cosy indoors huddled around the tv. Less witnesses on the street and burgalers can nip into houses that are unlit as it's fairly certain nobody is in.\n\nCan't do that at 8pm in the summer as no-one has their lights on anyway. How would they tell if someone was in or not.
900686
No.  The incidence of crime can be studied from many angles.  You can count the number of occurrences in a time period.  You can count the number of occurrences in a time period divided by the current population.  In general, a very small population has less crime than a very large population.  A medium sized population will have more crime than a large population simply because of opportunity.  Gun's are tools.  They have little influence on the amount of crime.  They only influence the means of committing crimes.\nAnother idea.  If everyone were trained and equipped with guns, would you be very quick to pull a gun?  The idea has been suggested that if everyone could be trusted with such responsibility, that no one would risk having a multitude of guns pointed at him because he got mad or wanted to commit a crime.  If you are the only one with a gun, it is easy to pull it out and threaten others from a safety point of view.  Down-side; I don't trust everyone with a gun.
561124
Yes. My neighbor has collected weather data for the last 15 years.  It's mostly temperature, rain amount, and a general description of the weather.  I did a statistical analysis of the temperature data and discovered that the trend indicated an increasing temperature.  I used a least squares analysis and plotted the graph.  I did this for a monthly average, and a yearly average.  The trend is upward for both, and some record highs were recorded in several months. I don't want to get into the details for anyone who is a statistical genius at this point.  The outcome seems to depend on which political party you belong to in the US. \nThere are also some wild fluctuations in temperature, and wind events.  We have had some severe storms that have damaged large areas of pristine forests, and we have had some major flooding. I live in Pennsylvania and, yes, I would say the temperature is changing somewhat by inching upwards, based on temperature data.  The voracity of some storm events are very damaging, as viewed over my lifetime in this geographic area.  Friend to friend, I would think about moving to Europe if I was you.  You are going to experience a cataclysmic event in the near future that will have devastating effects on the UK.  At least that's what my research shows.  But, it's just the rantings of a conspiracy nut, that's what my friends say.
522466
Anywhere a crime has been committed.
321644
I believe there was a blizzard that year but I don't know if it was January or not.
737287
yes, in Australia and in the entire southern hemisphere it is winter when it is summer in the northern hemisphere
420264
Yes, in December or January.
780120
Definitely....\nThe rumour is that in January they will go up another quarter...\nSavings is the thing to do now...
921459
probably.  ask your local city government/police.
61377
Heavy snow is pretty rare in Portland other than up in the hills around Skyline or Sylvan hill. Rain however is a different story. There is significant rainfall every winter. This is the price that we have to pay to have all of those lovely green trees!
763833
Doesn't it depend where you are? But ours is about a guy getting convicted of creating a bomb....or something like that. It's okay but last years was a murder.
209839
I think because different parts of the country still have snow and ice, while others are in the real spring and summer...\nIt just depends on where you live...
1133122
yes, every winter. I also live in Connecticut and we have had \nsnowstorms and squalls, blustering winds. I remember years ago\nwhen the governor who happened to be Ella Grasso  at the time \nclosed the entire state down.   The snow was so high, that when\nI Drove out of my driveway or hit any corners, I had to stand up\nto see if any traffic was coming because you couldn't see over the snowbanks. When you live in this state , your best bet is to\ndrive a 4wheel drive and keep a supply of dirt,rocksalt shovels ,snowblower tuned up, and sleds.
677690
Depends on the type of crime.
695400
There will be an increase in off plan property buying, along with the fraud that can go with it, overhyping of prices on everything, from tea to tower blocks. Huge traffic jams, the brits are experts at that, crime will increase due to the pure number of people of course, but the victims will most likely be the tourists. business will suffer, because no-one will be able to get to work due to the traffic jams and so on. Been a long time since the brits had any success at much on a large scale, lets face it, they are responsible for inventing cricket, football, rugby, tennis, and are crap at all of them! \nThe Spanish olympics in Barcelona went ok, was there when it happened, luckily they had a road infrastructure capable of handling it at the time, if you have tried driving around london in the past 10 years, you will understand the problems they face.\n\nIf you are in London, be good enough to turn the lights off when you leave.
456433
I don't think it does, the death penalty shows offenders what may happen to them if they kill.  I don't see why that would cause an increase in crime.
965785
I haven't been able to find any research that can tell us if it is definitel y so, but being a New Englander myself I can tell you that the weather is a big factor. The winters are harsh and rather depressing at times. Also there is a belief here that most of the good jobs are being taken in this region and to be able to find a decent job now or to find cheaper housing, you have to move to the apparently economically developing midwest or the southwest.