Heilmann, Kilian; Kahn, Matthew E. - 2021
We use spatially disaggregated daily crime data for the City of Los Angeles to measure the impact of heat and pollution … on crime and to study how this relationship varies across the city. On average, overall crime increases by 2.2% and … violent crime by 5.7% on days with maximum daily temperatures above 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29.4° C) compared to days below …
