Mobile Phones and Crime: the Protective Effect of Mobile Network Infrastructures

In this study, we investigate the relationship between mobile networks and crime by exploiting the temporal and spatial properties of crime and the exogenous occurrence of mobile network outages (MNOs) in San Francisco, (CA) from 5th March 2017 to the 24th March 2018.

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Authors: Felka, Patrick (Author) ; Hinz, Oliver (Author) ; Mihale-Wilson, Cristina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 933-956
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Protective effect
Cell phones
Mobile networks outages
Crime
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Summary:In this study, we investigate the relationship between mobile networks and crime by exploiting the temporal and spatial properties of crime and the exogenous occurrence of mobile network outages (MNOs) in San Francisco, (CA) from 5th March 2017 to the 24th March 2018.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-019-09437-6