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Patterns of Crime Victimization in Latin America

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Alejandro Gaviria
Carmen Pagés-Serra ()

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In this paper we draw a profile of the victims of crime in Latin America. We show that- at least for the case of property crime - the typical victims of crime in Latin America come from rich and middle class households and tend to live in larger cities. We also show that households living in cities experiencing rapid population growth are more likely to be victimized than households living in cities with stable populations. We offer various explanations to these facts, and while we cannot yet provide definite answers to some of the questions raised by this paper, we are at least able to reject some plausible hypotheses. On the whole, our results imply that urban crime in Latin America is, to an important extent, a reflection of the inability of many cities in the region to keep up with the increasing demands for public safety brought about by a hasty and disorderly urbanization process.

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Paper provided by Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department in its series RES Working Papers with number 4186.

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  1. Julie Berry Cullen & Steven D. Levitt, 1996. "Crime, Urban Flight, and the Consequences for Cities," NBER Working Papers 5737, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Edward L. Glaeser & Bruce Sacerdote, 1996. "Why Is There More Crime in Cities?," NBER Working Papers 5430, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Ehrlich, Isaac, 1973. "Participation in Illegitimate Activities: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(3), pages 521-65, May-June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Gary S. Becker, 1968. "Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 76, pages 169. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Gaviria, Alejandro, 2000. "Increasing returns and the evolution of violent crime: the case of Colombia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 61(1), pages 1-25, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Heather Berkman, 2007. "Social Exclusion and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean," RES Working Papers 4534, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  3. Jere R. Behrman & Alejandro Gaviria & Miguel Székely, 2002. "Social Exclusion in Latin America: Introduction and Overview," RES Working Papers 3141, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  4. Heinemann, Alessandra & Verner, Dorte, 2006. "Crime and violence in development : a literature review of Latin America and the Caribbean," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4041, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
  5. Alejandro Gaviria, 2001. "Household Responses to Adverse Income Shocks in Latin America," RES Working Papers 4273, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
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  6. José Raimundo Carvalho & Sylvia Cristina Lavor, 2008. "Repeat criminal victimization and income inequality In Brazil," Anais do XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 36th Brazilian Economics Meeting] 200807180945460, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pósgraduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics]. [Downloadable!]
  7. Heather Berkman, 2007. "Exclusión social y violencia en América Latina y el Caribe," RES Working Papers 4535, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
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  9. Mamadou Camara & Pierre Salama, 2004. "Homicidios en América del Sur: ¿los pobres son peligrosos?," Revista de Economía Institucional, Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Economía, vol. 6(10), pages 159-181, January-J. [Downloadable!]
  10. Alejandro Gaviria, 2001. "Reacción de los hogares a las sacudidas adversas del ingreso en América Latina," RES Working Papers 4274, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
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