Crowd Safety

Crowds are a phenomenon of modern society. As the world population increases, so does the frequency of mass gatherings and mass events (Li et al, 2020). Instigated by a career in major events, I am fascinated by crowds, how they move, how they behave. When I began studying crowd safety…

Travis Scott’s tragic Astroworld shines a spotlight on crowd safety — Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert, marketed as a dystopian spectacle, ultimately became a nightmare in real-time. A surge rapidly compressed concertgoers into a crowd crush with lethal consequences. Ten people have died. Hundreds of people were injured. …

Given the recent tragedy at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, I thought it was worth highlighting an informative and timely article I read on NPR. We must all be aware of what to do to avoid being in an unsafe crowd and how to help ourselves and others. Here are…