LANTERNS project report

Last year many of our customers contributed their time and effort in providing the LANTERNS project with historic inventory data to enabled them to research the impact of part night lighting, part night dimming, trimming and the use of white light had on accidents and crime. The report summarises its findings as:

  • There is no evidence that reduced street lighting is associated with increases in road traffic collisions or crime
  • Dimming the amount of light or switching to white light/LEDs may reduce crime in an area
  • When risks are carefully considered, local authorities can safely reduce street lighting, saving energy costs and reducing carbon emissions, without impacting negatively on traffic collisions and crime

The full report is available free from the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Date:
29 July 2015