Today’s Civil Beat story on the impact that Honolulu’s lights are having on the work of astronomers on Haleakala, as well as birds, sea turtles and human health, prompted an interesting comment from one of our readers. 

David Fuller also points out a link between turning off lights and lower crime rates. 

He writes: 

As some cities turn off their lights to save money due to economic circumstances (like Bristol, in the U.K.), they are finding something that astronomers have been arguing for decades: Reducing light to far lower levels (and even turning it off completely) actually REDUCES CRIME.

Here’s his link to a study on Bristol, UK.

Check out more of the comments and Civil Beat’s story here.