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Geomagnetic Activity and Violent Behavior. Adam J. Becker, M.A., M.P.A.
This paper reports on a statistical study of hypothesized relationships between three indices of geomagnetic field activity and the incidence of violent crime on a nationwide basis, focusing on monthly variation over the entirety of an ll-year solar cycle, and yearly variation over a 30 year period encompassing the past three solar cycles (cycles 19, 20 and 21). Contrary to expectations, sunspot numbers--which have only a tenuous relationship with geomagnetic activity--were found to be significant at the yearly level, while none of the more direct indices of geomagnetic activity exhibited any correlation. The possibility of a non-magnetic solar effect on human behavior is therefore raised.
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