From Tweets to Streets: Observational Study on the Association Between Twitter Sentiment and Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in New York City from 2019 to 2022.
Hanxue WeiYulin HswenJunaid S MerchantLaura Briggs DrewQuynh Camthi NguyenXiaohe YueHeran Y ManeThu T NguyenPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2024)
A higher negative sentiment level was associated with more hate crimes specifically targeting the Asian community in the same month. The findings highlight the importance of monitoring public sentiment to predict and potentially mitigate hate crimes against Asian individuals.