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Originally Posted by lio45
Wouldn't that be catastrophic for crime prevention, though?
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That's the usual argument, but I can't help but wonder if the reality would be the opposite: Criminals have to see too, and if it's too dark for them to see anything, they might skip it altogether and stay home.
You could also argue that, if it was really dark, criminals escaping some crime they just committed would crash their cars more often, running into trees and whatnot, which would make it easier to catch them.
I think it would be worth an experiment, at least. Pick a certain crime-prone area of a city, and for a few weeks or a month or whatever, turn off all streetlights except maybe the major roads after about 10, and see what happens.