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Deep learning architectures enhanced with human mobility data have been shown to improve the accuracy of short-term crime prediction models trained with historical crime data. However, human mobility data may be scarce in some regions,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-17 Jiahui Wu , Vanessa Frias-Martinez

The increasing popularity of the social networking service, Twitter, has made it more involved in day-to-day communications, strengthening social relationships and information dissemination. Conversations on Twitter are now being explored…

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Predicting crime using machine learning and deep learning techniques has gained considerable attention from researchers in recent years, focusing on identifying patterns and trends in crime occurrences. This review paper examines over 150…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Varun Mandalapu , Lavanya Elluri , Piyush Vyas , Nirmalya Roy

In this work, we tackle the problem of predicting entity popularity on Twitter based on the news cycle. We apply a supervised learn- ing approach and extract four types of features: (i) signal, (ii) textual, (iii) sentiment and (iv)…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2016-07-12 Pedro Saleiro , Carlos Soares

Data on human spatial distribution and movement is essential for understanding and analyzing social systems. However existing sources for this data are lacking in various ways; difficult to access, biased, have poor geographical or temporal…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2016-06-22 Mark Dredze , Manuel García-Herranz , Alex Rutherford , Gideon Mann

Sociologists associate the spatial variation of crime within an urban setting, with the concept of collective efficacy. The collective efficacy of a neighborhood is defined as social cohesion among neighbors combined with their willingness…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2021-02-16 Moniba Keymanesh , Saket Gurukar , Bethany Boettner , Christopher Browning , Catherine Calder , Srinivasan Parthasarathy

Given the complexity of human minds and their behavioral flexibility, it requires sophisticated data analysis to sift through a large amount of human behavioral evidence to model human minds and to predict human behavior. People currently…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-04-13 Shimei Pan , Tao Ding

Understanding the causes of crime is a longstanding issue in researcher's agenda. While it is a hard task to extract causality from data, several linear models have been proposed to predict crime through the existing correlations between…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-04-10 Luiz G A Alves , Haroldo V Ribeiro , Francisco A Rodrigues

Modern cities are complex systems, evolving at a fast pace. Thus, many urban planning, political, and economic decisions require a deep and up-to-date understanding of the local context of urban neighborhoods. This study shows that the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2017-07-20 Philipp Kats , Cheng Qian , Constantine Kontokosta , Stanislav Sobolevsky

Investors are interested in predicting future success of startup companies, preferably using publicly available data which can be gathered using free online sources. Using public-only data has been shown to work, but there is still much…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Emily Gavrilenko , Foaad Khosmood , Mahdi Rastad , Sadra Amiri Moghaddam

Modern society depends on the flow of information over online social networks, and users of popular platforms generate significant behavioral data about themselves and their social ties. However, it remains unclear what fundamental limits…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-02-12 James P. Bagrow , Xipei Liu , Lewis Mitchell

In recent years, urban safety has become a paramount concern for city planners and law enforcement agencies. Accurate prediction of likely crime occurrences can significantly enhance preventive measures and resource allocation. However,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Sia Gupta , Simeon Sayer

Containing the spreading of crime in urban societies remains a major challenge. Empirical evidence suggests that, left unchecked, crimes may be recurrent and proliferate. On the other hand, eradicating a culture of crime may be difficult,…

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Urban safety and security play a crucial role in improving life quality of citizen and the sustainable development of urban. Traditional urban crime research focused on leveraging demographic data, which is insufficient to capture the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-05-07 Xiangyu Zhao , Jiliang Tang

This study uses deep-learning models to predict city partition crime counts on specific days. It helps police enhance surveillance, gather intelligence, and proactively prevent crimes. We formulate crime count prediction as a spatiotemporal…

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Estimating revenue and business demand of a newly opened venue is paramount as these early stages often involve critical decisions such as first rounds of staffing and resource allocation. Traditionally, this estimation has been performed…

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A large number of studies on social media compare the behaviour of users from different political parties. As a basic step, they employ a predictive model for inferring their political affiliation. The accuracy of this model can change the…

Data mining is the process in which we extract the different patterns and useful Information from large dataset. According to London police, crimes are immediately increases from beginning of 2017 in different borough of London. No useful…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-03-19 Khawar Islam , Akhter Raza

Statistical values alone cannot bring the whole scenario of crime occurrences in the city of Dhaka. We need a better way to use these statistical values to predict crime occurrences and make the city a safer place to live. Proper…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-11-12 Mashnoon Islam , Redwanul Karim , Kalyan Roy , Saif Mahmood , Sadat Hossain , M. Rashedur Rahman

Numerous researchers have utilized GPS-enabled vehicle data and SafeGraph mobility data to analyze human movements. However, the comparison of their ability to capture human mobility remains unexplored. This study investigates differences…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Yuqin Jiang , Zhenlong Li , Joon-Seok Kim , Huan Ning , Su Yeon Han