Flutterby™! : Less light doesn't mean more crime or collisions

BBC: Less lighting has no impact on crime or collisions, says report.

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in partnership with University College London and published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, looked at councils which had implemented a range of schemes.

The effect of reduced street lighting on road casualties and crime in England and Wales: controlled interrupted time series analysis:

Results There was no evidence that any street lighting adaptation strategy was associated with a change in collisions at night. There was significant statistical heterogeneity in the effects on crime estimated at police force level. Overall, there was no evidence for an association between the aggregate count of crime and switch off (RR 0.11; 95% CI 0.01 to 2.75) or part-night lighting (RR 0.96; 95% CI 0.86 to 1.06). There was weak evidence for a reduction in the aggregate count of crime and dimming (RR 0.84; 95% CI 0.70 to 1.02) and white light (RR 0.89; 95% CI 0.77 to 1.03).

Now can we get rid of more of these stupid street lights?

Other sources for the story:

• http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news...15-switching-off-street-lighting
• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150728194934.htm
• http://www.psmag.com/politics-...tlights-might-not-make-you-safer