Locality‐based social media

The impact of content consumption and creation on perceived neighborhood crime, safety, and offline crime prevention

Bibliographic Data

ID11044892
AuthorsRenee Zahnow (0000-0001-5796-9443, School of Social Science The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia, corresponding author), Naomi Smith (0000-0002-6509-1199, School of Law and Society University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs Queensland Australia)
Year2024
Volume52
Issue7
Pages895-909
Publication date2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.23135
PMID39056475
OpenAlexW4401029880
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited49

Locality‐based social media (LBSM) allow members of the community to exchange news, connect with local people, and raise awareness of problems such as crime. This study aims to better understand the influence of LBSM on perceptions of community crime, safety, and crime prevention. Drawing on survey data from 1000 Australians, we assess the extent to which frequency of exposure to crime on LBSM and intensity of engagement on LBSM influence perceptions of crime, safety, and offline crime prevention behaviors. LBSM content creators perceive less crime and feel safer compared to individuals who only consume content on LBSM. Creators of content are also more likely than consumers to engage in offline crime prevention action. Our findings highlight the need to encourage more balanced engagement across all members of community social media. Smaller groups that contain only local residents may be best suited to achieve this outcome

Action (physics) · Computer security · Crime prevention · Criminology · Locality · Perception · Political science · Public relations · SAFER · Social media · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Psychology

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