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FIGURE 2. SKYGLOW AND CRIME IN ENGLAND AND WALES<br />

SKYGLOW, POPULATION, CRIME RATE<br />

12<br />

11<br />

10<br />

9<br />

8<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

E+W Population<br />

Skyglow<br />

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010<br />

YEAR<br />

E+W Indictable<br />

<strong>Crime</strong> Rate<br />

Figure 2. Growth of skyglow, crime <strong>and</strong> population in the UK. Overall skyglow in the UK<br />

increased by 24% from 1993 to 2000. This rate <strong>and</strong> the natural sky as a starting point are<br />

approximated by exponentially increasing skyglow luminance ordinates in mcd/m 2 given by<br />

0.5 * 1.03121^(year-1910), representing the situation near a large city. The population of<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong> plus Wales <strong>and</strong> the police-recorded total crime rate for Engl<strong>and</strong> plus Wales are also<br />

shown. The crime rate indicated is per 100 of the population. Actual population is the curve<br />

ordinate value multiplied by 10 million. <strong>Crime</strong> <strong>and</strong> population data are from Hicks <strong>and</strong> Allen<br />

(1999) <strong>and</strong> the Home Office (2002b). The vertical gridlines represent the start of the year<br />

indicated.<br />

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