Why you're less likely to get mugged when it's cold

Muggers tend to work the night shift - but, like the rest of us, they prefer to avoid the cold and rain, new research shows.

Researchers at University College London examined police reports on 6,511 street muggings in North London and 4,200 in and around Glasgow, and found that London muggers were two and a half times more likely to attack after dark.

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