Study finds that neighborhoods with lots of dog-walking tend to be safer than other places to live

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a study conducted in Columbus, researchers found that neighborhoods with more dogs had lower rates of homicide, robbery and, to a lesser extent, aggravated assaults compared to areas with fewer dogs, at least when residents also had high levels of trust in each other. As most people probably would predict, barking and visible dogs … Continue reading Study finds that neighborhoods with lots of dog-walking tend to be safer than other places to live