Defecation, littering and other acts of public disturbance in pandemic times – A study of a Scandinavian city

The spatiotemporal patterns of public disturbance acts are investigated in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Using crowdsourced data, the number of records is compared 15 months before and after the stay-at-home measures of the COVID-19 pandemic, controlling for seasonal trends. Poisson-Gamma-CAR regression models are implemented to assess the potential impact of land use on the spatial distribution of public disturbance acts, accounting for the effect of pandemic restrictions and differences in neighborhood context. Findings show that, with the exception of abandoned vehicles, there was a significant increase in records of public disturbance after the 2020 stay-at-home pandemic restrictions. Parks, transport hubs and less importantly, schools were significantly associated with public disturbances, controlling for neighborhood characteristics and reporting practices. Recommendations are made for research and practice.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104456
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275123002688
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/02642751
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Ceccato, Vania
  • 0000-0001-5302-1698
  • Parishwad, Omkar
  • 0000-0001-5389-099X
  • Levine, Ned
• Publication Date: 2023-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 104456
• Serial:
  • Cities
  • Volume: 141
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0264-2751
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02642751

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; COVID-19; Land use; Property crimes; Spatial analysis; Travel restrictions
• Geographic Terms: Stockholm (Sweden)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01894035
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 22 2023 9:08AM