Does climate have anything to do with crime rate.?

Question

ie. more crime in mexico, less in USA and even less in cold Canada

Answer 1

Crime, no. Attitude, yes.

Answer 2

Mexico is a very poor country= High crime

U.S. is a wealthy country with poor govt=
our top 3% are more wealthy than than the other 97% all together. (this is true)*
Our Middle class is the size of a super models waist in comparisson to her fake breasts and Botox hips.
Our Poor are increasingly poor and kept there like fish caught in a net, except last time I checked people don't have gills so they drown.
Because we have conciderably more rich and middle class than poor our crime rates are conciderably lower than that of poor countries.

Canada is a wealthy continent, a tourist area which concistantly brings in more money from outside of their country and means more money for Canada. They also have a socialist type system that cares about their people, the rich, the poor, the young, and the old. They believe in preventative health care over the cost of restorative health care. Canada has lower crime becase they have less poverty and more equality than either of the other two countries.

* percentages are rough but close enough.

Answer 3

Yes it does.
Crime increases when people are out & about. This is probably due to an increase in interaction as far as people to people crimes & due to an increase in opportunity for property crimes.
In the coldest months, few people are outdoors interacting with other people. If there is a personal crime then it is more likely to involve family. Plus, since the police are out on patrol even in the cold, then it increases the chance the police will take note of who else is out. And it is less likely for a home burglary since people are home.
In the hottest months, again, few people are outdoors interacting so the same applies except for one difference. People tend to be more irritable (the attitude issue CGIV76 mentioned). With irritability comes a shorter temper so there is an increase in personal crime.
BUT in nice weather, there are a lot more people out & about. The chances for people to interact increases greatly. Anytime people interact, there is a chance the interaction may not be good. And when people are out & about, the homes are left unattended more.
Crime rates ebb & flow with nice weather. Compare month to month crime to month to month tempertures & you will see a relation.

Answer 4

Outdoor crime like burglary and mugging tend to go up in warmer months and down in colder months.Domestic violence is higher at either extreme, as very hot weather puts people on edge, and cabin fever in very cold weather does the same thing.

Answer 5

Most police officers will say yes, that crime goes up when it is hotter. Although you probably would not see that effect in areas that stay about the same all the time.

Answer 6

Yes, just ask any officer about the local Jail. They keep it like an ice box, so that people don't build up steam. Being hot will make some irritable.

Answer 7

Yes it does.
Compare the number of muggings in Boston in January and August year over year.
January always is the month with the least muggings every year.

Answer 8

In urban America, the crime rate always increases in the hot summer months. Does this answer your question ?

Answer 9

Yeah what criminal wants to go outside when it is -35 degrees? Early spring more people leave their windows open at night.

Answer 10

Hrmm, thats a good observation, but I think it has something to do with the governments and how the laws are enforced.