2. Introduction:
I decided to do my presentation on
can music have an influence on
deterring crime because it just goes
to show that music can be powerful
and can causes changes in our
mood, the way we think, and etc..
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There are plenty of
cities that are starting
to use classical music
to deter crime. This
tactic dates to 1985
when a 7- eleven
produced the idea. The
idea came because
they were thinking that
teens do not like
classical music so it
would discourage them
from hanging around
the store. Since then,
many cities have
adopted this method.
This method has been
used to battle things
from drunken brawls to
panhandling
4. Does It Really
Work?
• Seeing the success that London had with the
classical music they wanted to bring it to the
United States.
• In a well-known experiment resulted in robberies
cut by 33 percent, assault on staff cut by 25
percent, and vandalism cut by 37 percent within 18
months.
• One success story at the Tacoma mall
transit center in Washington saw a decline in
vandalism
• Not all cities seen a positive result. Police
in Florida did away with the program after the
speakers kept getting destroyed.
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
6. • Research has shown that music has a
positive impact on your mood. Mental
health professionals have use music on
the brain as therapy. So given how we
react to music it should be no surprise that
music could deter crime.
• Neurologist states that certain type of
music that works as a crime deterrent
lies in people neurobiological responses
to things that they don’t enjoy or
unknown.
• In my opinion I feel like if music can
change your mood than it can work the
same way with deterring crime. Music to
me is powerful and I know it can have
different effects on different people .
7. Sources:
• Police1 Staff. “5 Things to Know about Fighting Crime with Classical Music.” Police1, 31 May 2018,
www.police1.com/bizarre/articles/5-things-to-know-about-fighting-crime-with-classical-music-
wKqDTRPjOjgxtxx3.
• “The Best of Classical Music 🎻 Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Vivaldi 🎹 Most Famous Classic
Pieces.” YouTube, uploaded by Just Instrumental Music, 2 Mar. 2015,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgpJVI3tDbY&t=235s.
