29
Jan
2014
By Calvin at 15:33 GMT, 12 years ago
Following the switching off or dimming of streetlights in a number of areas across the UK, the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network (England & Wales) (NHWN) and Suzy Lamplugh Trust carried out a survey to learn more about the possible effects of these changes on residents’ behaviour and perceptions of crime.
15,786 people across England and Wales responded to the survey. Twenty-two percent of participants said that lighting had been switched off or dimmed in their area. Of those participants, 55.8% of the women and 38.8% of the men said that their community now feels less safe. When comparing the data by age, a higher number of younger respondents felt their safety was negatively affected.
I was one of those 15,000+ people who filled out the survey on-line and so will be eagerly looking through the report tonight.
Read the full report by clicking on the link below.
NHWN & Suzy Lamplugh Trust Perceptions of Safety Report: http://www.ourwatch.org.uk/resource_centre/document_library/nhwn_suzy_lamplugh_trust_perceptions_of_safety_report/?cat_id=21
