Crime spiked every year between 2017 and 2021 immediately after Americans turned their clocks back at the end of daylight saving time, according to new study.
While many Americans gripe about the loss of sleep after clocks 'spring forward,' the extra hour of darkness after the 'fall back' can be expensive and painful, according to researchers. Crime spikes across the United States in the weeks after daylight saving time ends and citizens turn their blocks back for the fall, according to a new study. The findings were compiled by Vivint, a smart home company, based on FBI data recorded between 2017 and 2021.
Robberies and vehicle thefts had the highest spikes at 64.4% and 61% more likely to occur, respectively, after daylight saving time ends, according to the study. The raw rise of robberies was 81%. Break-ins were up 16%, according to Vivint, although homes protected by security systems, which the company sells, see only about a third of the burglaries as those without. Other studies have found that keeping daylight saving time in place all year could reduce crimes, especially robberies.
Minneapolis family carjacked at gunpoint inside home garage Between 2017 and 2021, many types of thefts, including burglaries of businesses and parked cars, went up. 'Most crimes happen under the cover of darkness, that’s why things like broad daylight shootings are so shocking to the public,' said Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
The timing of sunset is pretty close to the time many of us leave work, and walking to our cars or homes in the dark makes us easier targets for street criminals,' the Brookings researchers wrote. 'We feel safer when we’re walking in the daylight, and it’s easy to imagine why light might have a deterrent effect on crime: offenders know they’re more likely to be recognized and get caught if they’re fully visible.
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