Air Pollution Tied to Higher Rates of Violent Crime

A new series of studies from Colorado State University (CSU) reveal a strong association between short-term exposure to air pollution and aggressive behavior, in the form of aggravated assaults and other violent crimes across the continental United States.
The findings, published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, were derived from daily Federal Bureau of Investigation crime statistics and an eight-year, detailed map of daily U.S. air pollution.
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