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269Decreased Crime in the Environment of Increasing Crime This study found that in 1975, when 1% or more of a city population learned the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique, crime rate decreased in those cities. (Reference 1) Moreover, the trend of crime over the following six years decreased in the TM cities compared to matched control cities. (Reference 2)This was named the Maharishi Effect in honor of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who predicted it and provided the technology for its implementation.When Maharishi learned of these study results, he proclaimed, %u201cThrough the window of science we see the dawn of the age of enlightenment.%u201d1. Chapel Hill, NC -9.3%2. Ithaca, NY -0.6%3. Lawrence, KS -18.4%4. Bloomington, IN -4.5%5. Carbondale, IL -9.9%6. Iowa City, IA -2.5%7. Ames, IA -3.6%8. Boulder, CO -9.1%9. Santa Cruz, CA -7.9%10. Santa Barbara, CA -8.8%11. Los Altos, CA -16.4%1. Rocky Mount, NC +20.2%2. Poughkeepsie, NY +14.4%3. Lafayette, IN +11.1%4. Columbia, MO +11.2%5. Marshalltown, IA +5.0%6. Oshkosh, WI +8.3%7. Norman, OK +20.8%8. Fort Collins, CO -3.2%9. Monterey, CA +8.5%10. Costa Mesa, CA -3.9%11. Claremont, CA +1.4%IMPROVED QUALITY OF CITY LIFEChange in Crime Rate 1972-1973: Cities with One Percentof the Population Practicing the TM TechniqueCompared to Control Cities20%10%0%-10%-20%p < .001p < .001 Change in Crime Rate (percent) Decrease IncreaseCities with One PercentPracticing TM TechniqueCities with One PercentPracticing TM TechniqueAverage 8.2% DecreaseControl CitiesAverage 8.3% Increase Control Cities123456 78 9 101120%10%0%-10%-20%123 4567891011Decreased Crime in 1% TM Cities in USAtm-051Reference 1: Borland, C. L., & Landrith, G. S., III. (1977). Improved quality of life through the Transcendental Meditation program: Decreased crime rate. In D. W. Orme-Johnson & J. T. Farrow (Eds.), Scientifi c research on the Transcendental Meditation program: Collected papers (2nd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 651%u2013658). Maharishi European Research University Press. Reference 2: Dillbeck, M. C., Landrith, G. S., III & Orme-Johnson, D. W. (1981). The Transcendental Meditation program and crime rate changes in a sample of forty-eight cities. Journal of Crime and Justice, 4, 25%u201345.