To Fight Street Gangs, Los Angeles Just Adds Light
source: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/to-fight-street-gangs-los-angeles-just-adds-summer-n...
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At night, urban parks can become hives for gang activity and violence. A program in Los Angeles, the American gang capital, seeks to combat that phenomenon simply by keeping the lights on until midnight, reports the New York Times.
To both locals and police, it's a bright idea. Last year, neighborhoods bordering the eight parks where lights were left on involved saw 86 percent fewer homicides and a 17 percent drop in gang-related violence. L.A. recorded the safest summer since 1967, and some parks had no homicides for the first summer in years.
To both locals and police, it's a bright idea. Last year, neighborhoods bordering the eight parks where lights were left on involved saw 86 percent fewer homicides and a 17 percent drop in gang-related violence. L.A. recorded the safest summer since 1967, and some parks had no homicides for the first summer in years.
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Valence
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Wha about after midnight?I believe sunrise is around 6-7ish.
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pnuttbuttajelli
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this is one of those "why didn't i think of that sooner?!" ideas.
i think it's a great start to curbing gang violence. and i agree, they should be kept on longer. it would probably cost the city a lot more in energy use, but it seems worth it. - 2 years ago
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pjacobs51
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Good idea, but I would keep them on all night.
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