Trees mapped

Chicago Tree Initiative mapped the Chicago area in great detail, including the canopy created by trees. They layered the map with human patterns and some interesting things popped up.

Director of the project says, "Communities that have higher tree population have lower crime. Areas where trees are prevalent, people tend to be outside, mingling, enjoying their community.”

"Chicago’s richest and safest areas tend to have high canopy covers, up to 40 percent. Meanwhile, on the economically depressed South Side, canopy cover can be as low as 7 percent. The map seemed to show, time after time, that areas with rich canopies are safer, and the ones with high criminality are “tree deserts.”

Trees are always better than no trees.

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