“…Urban open spaces, such as city squares, large shopping malls and stations, are characterized by dense crowds, frequent exchanges, and complex situations. As a result, these spaces often become primary targets for terrorism (Jing et al, 2021; Newburn, 2021; Qian et al, 2019), and the potential occurrence of emergencies, such as crowd stampedes (Zhang et al, 2017; Zhao et al, 2021), poses severe challenges to urban security. In urban open spaces, the perception and analysis of the temporal and spatial dynamics of crowds can provide key support for accurate decision‐making, efficient early warnings and emergency responses to relevant urban security issues (Draghici & Steen, 2018; Han, Li, Cui, Han, et al, 2019; Socha & Kogut, 2020).…”