Lizzy McNeill
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And this brings us back to the story we mentioned at the opening of this program, back in Brighton in 2007, and that uptick in crime.
Now, I've looked into the dates of the full moon for 2007 and 2006.
In 2007, 83% of the full moons occurred on student nights or weekends.
In 2006, it was 75%.
Now, having been a student in Brighton a few years later, I suspect discounted drinks and stag parties might have been the real culprits.
Emergency service workers' belief in the power of the moon could also be due to confirmation bias.
Humans like to find patterns in chaos.
Full moons often draw our attention.
So there you go.
there is no compelling statistical evidence that the full moon causes crime to go up.
Nor is it made of cheese, but it is made of rock and heavy metal.
Rock on, little moon.
Rock on.
And that's all we have time for this week.
If you have any questions or comments, please write in to moreorless at bbc.co.uk.
Until next week, goodbye.
Hello and thanks for downloading the More or Less podcast.
We're the programme that looks at the numbers in the news, life and in the waxing and waning of crime.
And I'm Lizzie McNeill.
It's 2007, in Brighton, Southern England, UK.
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