Who ‘Tweets’ Where and When, and How Does it Help Understand Crime Rates at Places? Measuring the Presence of Tourists and Commuters in Ambient Populations

Test the reliability of geotagged Twitter data for estimating block-level population metrics across place types. Evaluate whether the proportion of Twitter users on a block at a given time who are local residents, inter-metro commuters, or tourists is correlated with incidences of public violence an...

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Authors: Tucker, Riley (Author) ; Castro, Edgar (Author) ; Ciomek, Alexandra (Author) ; O'Brien, Daniel T. 1983- (Author) ; Phillips, Nolan Edward (Author) ; Wang, Qi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 333-359
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Keywords:
Routine Activities
Ambient populations
Commuters
Tourists
Twitter
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Summary:Test the reliability of geotagged Twitter data for estimating block-level population metrics across place types. Evaluate whether the proportion of Twitter users on a block at a given time who are local residents, inter-metro commuters, or tourists is correlated with incidences of public violence and private conflict for four different time periods: weekday days, weekday nights, weekend days, and weekend nights.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-020-09487-1