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Ambient Temperature and Crime in Bihar Anita Mandal1 1Bachelor
of Planning and Master of Environmental Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***----------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract - Crimes are always been common in many parts of India. But, now a days, they have been increased in number. It has
been noticed that number of crimes against person remain higher than number of crime against property during summer season in comparison to winter season. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, 2016, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and West Bengal are some of the most vulnerable states in India. This study focuses on finding relation between crime rate and change in temperature during different season. This research paper analyzes quantitative data of crime in Bihar. According to research, change in temperature and crime have been found to have a significant correlation. After analyzing data from different research paper this was found that increase in temperature was directly proportional to crime against person. Key Words: correlation, crime type, quantitative data, temperature, Bihar
1. INTRODUCTION Everyday crimes such as murder, dacoity, burglary, robbery, rape, kidnapping, and theft have become prevalent in most parts of the country. The rate of crime is growing with every passing day. Though survey shows no healthy statistics in all parts of the country, some states are more vulnerable than others. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, 2016, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and West Bengal are some of the most vulnerable states in India.
Fig -1: Crime in India during 2016 Source: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, 2016
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