In this city of sports bars — segregated by big league baseball and college sports allegiances — fans flock to pubs with the biggest TVs to cheer for their favorite teams separately and come together to cheer for the Bears, Bulls and Hawks.
And now there's all the more reason to love watching the big game on your favorite big screen: It reduces crime.
Researchers Ryan Copus and Hannah Laquer found that crime in Chicago — violent crime, drug arrests and property crime — all took a nosedive when there was a game on TV between 2001 and 2013.
Copus and Laquer, doctoral candidates at the University of California.
(link below)
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140602/south-loop/crime-drops-when-big-games-are-on-tv-study-says
Monday, June 2, 2014
STUDY SHOWS CRIME DROPS IN CHICAGO WHEN BIG GAMES ARE ON
In this city of sports bars — segregated by big league baseball and college sports allegiances — fans flock to pubs with the biggest TVs to cheer for their favorite teams separately and come together to cheer for the Bears, Bulls and Hawks.
And now there's all the more reason to love watching the big game on your favorite big screen: It reduces crime.
Researchers Ryan Copus and Hannah Laquer found that crime in Chicago — violent crime, drug arrests and property crime — all took a nosedive when there was a game on TV between 2001 and 2013.
Copus and Laquer, doctoral candidates at the University of California.
(link below)
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140602/south-loop/crime-drops-when-big-games-are-on-tv-study-says
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