Locality‐based social media: The impact of content consumption and creation on perceived neighborhood crime, safety, and offline crime prevention

Renee Zahnow; Naomi Smith

doi:10.1002/jcop.23135

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Locality‐based social media: The impact of content consumption and creation on perceived neighborhood crime, safety, and offline crime prevention

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Locality‐based social media: The impact of content consumption and creation on perceived neighborhood crime, safety, and offline crime prevention

Renee Zahnow and Naomi Smith

Journal of Community Psychology, Vol.52(7), pp.895-909

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23135

PMID: 39056475

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Abstract

community

crime

crime prevention

neighbourhood

news media

safety

social media

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.

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Title: Locality‐based social media: The impact of content consumption and creation on perceived neighborhood crime, safety, and offline crime prevention
Authors: Renee Zahnow (Corresponding Author) - The University of Queensland
Naomi Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Publication details: Journal of Community Psychology, Vol.52(7), pp.895-909
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23135
ISSN: 1520-6629
PMID: 39056475
Copyright note: © 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
Data Availability: All data and models are available from the authors on request.
Grants: Preventing crime in public spaces: everyday guardianship & territoriality, DE200100359, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991052198802621
Output Type: Journal article

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