Title: How violent crime gets worse in the summer - Vox
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How violent crime gets worse in the summer
1) You're more likely to be a victim of violent crime in summer
2) Your house is much more likely to be broken into in the summer
3) The beginning of the school year is the most dangerous time for teens
4) Spring is a relatively safe time of year
5) You can be mugged in any season
6) You're not statistically more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted in one particular season
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How violent crime gets worse in the summer
By Dara Lind dara@vox.com Updated Jun 3, 2015, 12:50pm EDT
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Most types of crime are most likely to happen in summer. But you might be surprised by what sorts of crimes are "summer crimes," and which ones are most common in other seasons — or aren't dependent on the season at all. A 2014 study, from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, looked at seasonal patterns in various types of crime in the US. The researchers went through surveys of crime victims from 1993 to 2010, and tried to figure out whether there statistical trends as to when crimes took place: during summer (June-August), fall (September-November), winter (December-February) or spring (March-May). Because the study didn't include regional breakdowns, it's hard to tell whether it's warm weather that leads to more crime, or whether there's something else going on. And in most cases, the researchers didn't provide explanations for why these seasonal patterns existed. They just identified that the patterns exist. 1) You're more likely to be a victim of violent crime in summer
The researchers found that "serious violence was significantly higher during the summer than during the winter, spring and fall seasons."