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A 10% increase in tree canopy was associated with a 15% decrease in violent crime and a 10% increase in tree canopy was associated with a 14% decrease in property crime.

Kathyrn Gilstad-Hayden et al.

(2015). Greater tree canopy cover is associated with lower rates of both violent and property crime in New Haven, CT. Landscape and Urban Planning, 143, 248-253.

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