Burglars don't like bad weather. I've got no stats to back that up, but it makes sense. Burglars typically don't break into occupied houses in Texas, because they know a severe penalty could occur rather suddenly. So at a time when the streets are icy, schools are closed, and people stay home, the burglary rate likely goes down.
That's something our local newspaper should investigate when they're not preoccupied with comparing the number of museums with the number of licensed firearms dealers.
The New Hampshire Union Leader had the time to explore the point. Here's an excerpt:
Looking at crime statistics for January and February 2015 - when the heaviest snow fell this winter - compared to the same time frame in 2014, robberies in the Queen City have dropped 10 percent. Homicides have dropped 100 percent. Reports of larceny are down 19 percent. In total, property crimes were down 11 percent.
But consistent with Ranson's report, incidents of auto theft in Manchester rose 65 percent from 17 in 2014 to 28 in 2015. O'Keefe believes the increase could be tied to more people leaving their cars running to warm up in the extreme cold, while they wait indoors, and when they come out the vehicles are gone.
But wouldn't you know? The crime rate is going to rise, because Global Warming!
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