A cointegration analysis of crime, economic activity, and police performance in São Paulo city

Marcelo Justus dos Santos () and Ana Lucia Kassouf

Journal of Applied Statistics, 2013, vol. 40, issue 10, 2087-2109

Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to investigate possible causes for the significant reduction observed in crime rates in São Paulo city. By applying a cointegration analysis, we observed long-run relationships between crime, economic activity, and police performance. The results indicate that the lethal crime rate is positively related to unemployment and negatively related to real wages and to the results of law-enforcement activities, specifically arrests and seizure of firearms. Moreover, the hypothesis that the Disarmament Statute led to a reduction in the lethal crime rate is not rejected.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2013.804905

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