Newspaper article

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Want+safer+city+green+researchers/6709876/story.html

The article that I have chosen is from the Vancouver sun. This article involves plants because it is about how planting trees would lower crime in cities. "Researchers with the University of Vermont and the U.S. Forest Service found that a 10 per cent increase in tree cover was associated with a 12 per cent decrease in crime." Contrary to the belief that tree cover can be used by criminals to hide, trees can have a positive effect on our society. Studies have found that with more members of the kingdom plantae planted around urban cities, the areas look more well kept and criminals think that law enforcment is high.  "One theory, cited in the study, suggests that trees have a deterrent effect on criminals because they encourage residents to spend more time outdoors, which means more "eyes on the street." " But still, a lot more research needs to be done to prove that trees actually have a deterrent effect on criminal behaviour.