Big Trees May Make Communities Safer (treehugger.com)

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They might not be too effective when it comes chasing down vandals or spooking away would-be burglars -- but it turns out that our humble city trees may be apt crime-fighters, nonetheless. According to the findings of a new report, data suggests that there's a relationship between the size and presence of trees in a neighborhood and a lower rate of criminal activity. Not bad for such a stationary life-form that's literally all bark and no bite.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010...says-study.php

[shadowstalker]

Now I like that I really do, they do seem to stand guard don't they.

[Lost Soul]

Until the wind blows them over. Beware the eucalyptus.

I think the causal relation between trees and crime hasn't been established. Certainly more affluent neighborhoods have more space and generally larger trees. However, it ignores that poorer neighborhoods have greater density including greater concentration of criminal elements (druggies, burglars, thieves, gangs) which in itself increases crime.

[Project_Buggy_Beach]

We haven't even begun to explore the Avatar like relationship between nature and man, there may just be a calming influence...


http://www.mdvaden.com/redwood_prints.shtml

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You will never know until you hug one