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Monitoring crime-related feelings of unsafety with social media data

Bollwerk, M.
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Utrecht University
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WODC Rapport OV 201604
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Onderzoeksmethode
 Angst voor criminaliteit
 Datamining
 Sociale media
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OV201604
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12832/2952
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Due to the adverse psychological and social effects of crime-related feelings of unsafety, the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice (MSJ) researches these feelings with the yearly population-wide survey 'Veiligheidsmonitor' (safety monitor). In this project, we suggest a method to use social media data as an additional real-time information source which represents a new approach in the MSJ By measuring the relative amount of crime-related content over time as a proxy for feelings of unsafety, the results depict a clear increase of that content through recent years together with a strong association with crime-related real-world events. This method is a basis for future research toward real-time safety monitoring instruments.
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Utrecht University
Publicatiedatum / Publication date
2016
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