Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Street light" in English language version.
...the main implication of this research is that although improved street lighting might displace crime into nearby neighborhoods, it is just as likely to reduce crime in these neighborhoods because of a diffusion of benefits.
Until 1662, the streets of Paris were so dark and dangerous, that the monopoly of flambeau-bearers and lantern-carriers was established for the security of night visiting in Paris.
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