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Study finds brighter street lighting reduces violent crime

Adding LED lights to illuminate crime hot spots throughout the city of Newark reduced violent crime by nearly 46% and burglaries by 58%, according to new research from Rutgers University–Newark published in the Journal of Quantitative Criminology.

Study finds brighter street lighting reduces violent crime

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