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Possible Factors to Causing the Correlation Between Crime and Pollution

- There was an increase of around .023 more violent crimes per day in areas which expeinced more pollution, this translates to a 2.3% increase in violent crime in these areas

Ohio State University, Columbus

This study analyzed crime rates at two levels to understand if a correlation existed.
These two levels were:
- Microgeography (Within Chicago)
- City Level

Air Pollutions Effect on Crime Rates 

Herrnstadt, E., &amp; Muehlegger, E. (2015, December 14). Air Pollution and Criminal Activity: Evidence from Chicago Microdata. NBER. https://www.nber.org/papers/w21787. 

Air Pollution and Criminal Activity: Evidence from Chicago Microdata Citation

Air Pollution and Crime Rates at the Microgeographical Level

Within the city at a P<.05 value, in turn at a highly statistically significant value, the association between air pollution and crime rates is highly unlikely due to the chance,  specifically CO (Carbon Monoxides) PM10 (Particulate Matter with a diameter of less than 10 micrometers)

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