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Does municipal socioeconomic development affect public perceptions of crime? A multilevel logistic regression analysis
(Springer, 2018-07)
Chile is considered as one of the safest countries in Latin America, with a below-the-average world crime rate. However, during the last few decades, the country has experienced a deterioration in public perceptions of ...
Insecurity or perception of insecurity? Urban crime and dissatisfaction with life: Evidence from the case of Bogotá
In recent literature, life satisfaction and welfare have been extensively studied. However, limited attention has been given to the effect that crime may have over these variables. Using the case of Bogotá this paper shows ...
A crise do sistema carcerário gaúcho: o hiperencarceramento como política criminal adotado sob a ótica do medo do crime
(Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrasilUFSMCentro de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, 2017-12-14)
The debate on criminality and public security is often presented amongst the Gaucho population. Thus, the public security becomes a priority in Sartori’s administration, considering that the destination of the funds regarding ...
Why do mexicans report so little crime? The determinants of crime reporting in Mexico¿Por qué los mexicanos denunciamos tan poco? Los determinantes de la denuncia de delitos en México
(Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México. Departamento de Economía, 2022)
We analyze the factors that explain a victim’s decision to report burglary, public theft, extortion, and fraud to the public prosecutor’s office in Mexico. Using a probit model and combining survey and census data, we ...
Planning for fear of crime reduction: assessing the impact of public space regeneration on safety perceptions in deprived neighborhoods
(Elsevier, 2023)
Fear of crime significantly reduces people's time-space access to and use of public space, notably in high-crime neighborhoods where concerns around personal safety are more acute. One widely used strategy to reduce fear ...
Relações entre espaço, crime e percepção da violência: um estudo de caso em bairros do Recife
(UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCOUFPEBrasilPrograma de Pos Graduacao em Geografia, 2016)
Public transportation and fear of crime at BRT Systems: Approaching to the case of Barranquilla (Colombia) through integrated choice and latent variable models
(Cartagena de Indias, 2021-11-01)
Security perception and Fear of Crime (FoC) in urban scenarios have the potential to affect travel
behavior, changing people’s travel choices and patterns. In this sense, the feeling of being “safe”
or “at-risk” in public ...
Medición de índice criminal en la ciudad de BarranquillaCriminal Index for Barranquilla,Colombia
(Barranquilla, Universidad del Norte, 2018, 2018)
Building safer public spaces: Exploring gender difference in the perception of safety in public space through urban design interventions
(ELSEVIER, 2021)
Concern around personal safety is a significant factor in constraining women's access to and use of public space. One strategy presented to address this involves altering the design of built environments. However, tension ...