Crime falls after streetlights cut out
Published: 1st March 2007 17:56 CET
Thefts and burglaries fell by half in a northern Swedish town after an electricity company cut off power to its streetlights.
Roadside lighting in the municipality of Övertorneå was cut off by Ekfors Kraft in the autumn, following a dispute over price rises. Contrary to expectations, the dark streets have been accompanied by a fall in crime.
During the third quarter of 2005, when Övertorneå was fully illuminated, around a hundred thefts and burglaries were reported. In the same period of 2006, after the town was plunged into darkness, police only 50 received reports of similar offences.
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