Article 3ZFHH Bad moon rising: is there a link between lunar phases and crime? | Wayne Petherick

Bad moon rising: is there a link between lunar phases and crime? | Wayne Petherick

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Researchers say that the intensity of moonlight can contribute to an escalation in criminal activity

It's a full moon on 25 September.

If past months have been anything to go by, this will be accompanied by a round of public chat about how this affects human behaviour - from claims of more hospital admissions and arrests to crazy antics in children.

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