I am Detective Bach and this is Detective Mozart

just before lunchtime on Sunday, the 27th of February 2005 by Chad

Delaware Online shows a creative answer to an age old question.

To clear out undesirables, opera and classical music have been piped into Canadian parks, Australian railway stations, 7-Eleven parking lots and London Underground stops.
According to most reports, it works. Figures from the British capital released in January showed robberies in the subway down by 33 percent, assaults on staff by 25 percent and vandalism of trains and stations by 37 percent. Sources in other locales have reported fewer muggings and drug deals. London authorities now plan to expand Mozart, Vivaldi, Handel and opera (sung by Pavarotti) from three tube stations to an additional 35.

I’m not going to comment further on this one. I just thought it was interesting.